Posts Tagged ‘ Moab ’

Video: 360-degree view of Slickrock Trail mountain bike ride

December 3, 2011
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Will technology never cease? With the proliferation of pocket-sized cameras flooding the outdoor recreation marketplace, it’s never been easier to document your totally rad descent of Wicked Hell Peak, or show off that epic mountain bike ride through Tacky Love Canyon… so to speak. Everything from HD GoPros to our smartphones allow easy recording...
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Mountain biking Moab’s Bar M and Lazy EZ Loops

November 21, 2011
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The start of the Lazy EZ Trail Loop at Moab's Bar M. (Photo: Jared Hargrave - UtahOutside.com)

Mountain bikers who are first starting out may be intimidated while riding on Moab slickrock for the first time. Luckily, the Bar M and Lazy EZ loops are just north of town and provide a place where beginners can earn their slickrock chops, ride some single track and dirt roads, and feel damn good about it. First,...
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The Other Half Moab Half Marathon review

October 19, 2011
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The scenery along the route of the Other Half Marathon is breathtaking.

In my short running career, I’ve only run one half-marathon. But that single run has been one of the greatest running experiences of the year. The Other Half – Moab Half Marathon has it all – great support staff, generous swag, and a route that takes participants through some of the most scenic landscapes...
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Video: Mountain Biking the Whole Enchilada

October 10, 2011
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The Whole Enchilada.

Of all the mountain bike rides in Utah, no trails can promise to have a little bit of everything quite like the Whole Enchilada in Moab. The name itself describes the ride, as it’s a trail that truly does have it all: from forested mountain singletrack, to doubletrack in sagebrush flats, to slickrock in...
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Hike the Devil’s Garden Loop Trail in Arches National Park

June 9, 2011
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Double O Arch is a great place for a lunch break.

Arches National Park houses over 2,000 sandstone arches, far and away the largest collection of these rock wonders in the world. Visitors from across the globe flock to the park and viewpoints are always jam-packed during tourist season. Despite its popularity it is possible to beat the crowds in Arches and see some amazing...
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Video: Lower Porcupine Rim Singletrack

May 21, 2011
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Porcupine Rim. It’s a Moab mountain biking legend. Our friend, Jared Anderton took a spring trip to southeastern Utah and tackled the ride with his GoPro. The subsequent edit got accolades from the online community, even winning the GoPro Video of the Day on Facebook. Here’s how Anderton describes it: “We took a late...
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Mountain biking Pothole Arch Trail

May 18, 2011
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View of the trail from Pothole Arch near Amasa Back, Moab. Rider: Jared Anderton.

Moab’s Amasa Back Trail got a whole lot more interesting with the opening of a new, official network of trails in the area, including the Pothole Arch Trail. Now, instead of the typical out-and-back, you can make your Amasa Back ride longer by adding Pothole Arch to the trip. Pothole Arch Trail is a really fun sideshow that’s...
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Mountain biking Amasa Back

April 29, 2011
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Overlooking the Colorado River from the top of the Amasa Back Trail

In mountain biking, there are old-school trails, and new-school trails. New school are recently cut routes that are specifically made for mountain biking. They have banked turns, smooth, flowing lines, and fun, technical drops. Old-school trails are pretty much jeep roads and hiking trails. Amasa Back in Moab totally falls into the latter category,...
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White Rim Trail open at repaired Mineral Bottom switchbacks

April 16, 2011
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The Mineral Bottom switchbacks on the White Rim Trail are now open after major construction.

If you’ve been planning a trip to mountain bike the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park, or raft the Green River with a launch or take-out at Mineral Bottom, then your plans have probably been on hold since last August thanks to a huge flood that washed away the switchback section of the...
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Mountain biking Moab’s Sovereign Singletrack

April 15, 2011
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A high point of the Sovereign Singletrack mountain bike trail overlooking the Willow Springs area.

As if Moab wasn’t already the greatest mountain bike mecca in the world… but in recent years, new trails have been discovered and built to make this southeastern Utah hamlet even more exciting for those of us living in the Fat Tire World. Sovereign Singletrack is one such ride of the “new class,” and...
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