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Continue reading →: Day 30 – Moab to Monticello55 miles (88 km) – Total so far: 1,691 miles (2,721 km) Despite its scruffy and run-down appearance the Lazy Lizard Hostel was fine for two nights. It’s considerably cheaper than anywhere else in Moab, I had a private room for $32 a night. The downsides are that there is no…
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Continue reading →: Day 29 – Arches National Park41 miles (67 km) – Total so far: 1,636 miles (2,633 km) I’ve been in Arches National Park today. It’s wonderful to cycle without most of my gear n, which I left in the Lazy Lizard Hostel. I managed to get going for just after 8, as the temperature is forecast…
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Continue reading →: Day 28 – In MoabIt’s important to get a day out of the sun once in a while, and as I get further south and into the desert environment it becomes even more necessary. It will need to be shorter days from here, Cumbrians certainly are not used to the sun and heat after…
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Continue reading →: Day 27 – Fruita to Moab UT95 miles (154 km) – Total so far: 1,595 miles (2,566 km) It was a wise move to take the 30 minute walk into Fruita’s downtown last night. I headed for Sud’s Brewery and went for the Zeppelin IPA, at 7.2%. It was the best beer of the tour so far,…
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Continue reading →: Day 26 – Rangely to Fruita83 miles (133 km) – Total so far: 1,499 miles (2,413 km) Steady morning uphill gradient… Now the going gets more serious, 9% for 3 miles After a Breakfast Sandwich and coffee at the cafe in Rangely I was away south on highway 139. The road followed a dried up river…
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Continue reading →: Day 25 – Naples UT to Rangely CO50 miles (81 km) – Total so far: 1,417 miles (2,280 km) I had breakfast with an English woman from Oxford on a road trip from Denver, and on the dinosaur trail. Breakfast at these motels isn’t really very much, just a few bits of cereal, bread and a pancake maker.…
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Continue reading →: Day 24 – In Vernal / Naples UT8 miles (13 km) – Total so far: 1,366 miles (2,199 km) A day of leisure today, staying out of the sun, sorting the next stage of my route out, and even doing some laundry, proper laundry that is, as opposed to just taking the riding shirt and shorts into the…
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Continue reading →: Day 23 – Red Canyon to Naples UTSensational riding in the Gorge comes with a cost, this is high end of the difficulty scale. Gradients around the Gorge are steeper than usual on US passes. In Europe it’s not rare to get steep roads, but these are prolonged, 9 miles at 9% for example, albeit that was…
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Continue reading →: Day 22 – Lynam to Red Canyon81 miles (130 km) – Total so far: 1,358 miles (2,186 km) I only realised last night when checking through my route that i missed a turn yesterday. Midway through the morning I should have turned south east on 412. With the wind in my face I must have missed it.…
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Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
