Today's Hike

Today we hiked the Peralta Trail to the Freemont Saddle. Amazing views of Weaver's Needle from the saddle!

Karen on the trail.

Karen coming up the trail.

Weaver's Needle.

Hoodoos on the ridge line.

View from the trail

Another New Speed Record

On my LHT today riding down "Kong" on the Bush Highway.

Tiny Tire Ride

On Saturday we attended a group ride put on by PortaPedal. It was called the "tiny tire ride." Most of the people had Bromptons but there were a few other types too like Karen's Dahon. It was a pretty slow ride but we had a good time and met some nice people.

Karen at the ride.

Ross at the ride.

Moab, UT Day 2

During our 2nd day at Arches National Park we hiked the trail to see Delicate Arch. That's the arch featured on Utah's license plates. The hike to the arch is about 1 1/2 miles each way with almost 500' of elevation gain. It was very crowded at the arch!

Delicate Arch.

Some of the crowd viewing Delicate Arch.

Petroglyphs near the Delicate Arch Trail trailhead.

Later in the day I hiked the Park Place Trail. It's a short 1 mile hike leading through a canyon with balance rocks and some huge fins. A large section of the canyon floor had some pretty interesting patterns.

Self portrait on the Park Place Trail.

Patterns in the rocks of the canyon floor on the Park Place Trail.

Moab, UT Day 1

We were in Moab, UT this last week. We spent 2 days hiking in Arches National Park. The first day we went on the Fiery Furnace Tour. We'd been trying to take this tour for a couple of years now and it finally happened. The Fiery Furnace is a maze of slot canyons. It wasn't an easy hike but it was well worth it. During one scramble through a tight spot Karen ripped her pants and I shredded my pack's water bottle pockets.

Arches in the Fiery Furnace.

Karen during the scramble when she ripped her pants.

Surprise Arch in a slot canyon in the Fiery Furnace.

Karen leading tour members down the trail.

Coming out of the Fiery Furnace.