110 mile bike ride clockwise on the White Rim Road between Island in the Sky above and the Colorado River and the Green River below.
Disclaimer regarding the quality of the photos.
Sometime, early on, the camera lens got smudged. So, those little wisps of fog aren't.
Fall is happening as we proceeded west of Vail
and we are looking forward to the trip.
"There are some things they didn't tell me when I joined this outfit"
Parked near Island in the Sky Visitor Center at Shafer Canyon Overlook and ready drop in.
Down we go,
on a good road
A view from the underlook back to the Overlook
The gang dutifully troops out onto Musselman Arch
For a quick group photo
The brave remain, jostling for a good seat.
Parts of the white rim descending toward the Colorado River and other parts still propped up
First night's camp below Airport Tower
It's hotter than it looks. The windblown sun shelter is in the background.
Due to a wet summer we have a nicely blooming desert
Evening Primrose
This fine Desert Globemallow is a relative of my most hated local weed the Common Mallow
But, my favorite is this Desert Trumpet with little base leaves, bulbous stems and tiny, yellow flowers
We continue our trek
A gung-ho cyclist below Washer Woman Arch and Monster Tower and above the abyss
Next stop
Could be the....
Pot holes galore with this being the largest, many with a variety of aquatic life
Yup, it's a road carved over the edge at White Crack--makes a nice hiking trail, now
There's even an old sign post
And, Canyonlands smallest formation--about 8" tall
Something larger, The Twins, with White Crack in the background
I probably take this same shot every time I ride the White Rim. In fact I have a version hanging in my office. There is a cyclist there, just right of center (I think)
Second night, we line up the wagons at Candlestick Tower (not shown)
God's promise--that it's going to rain
In case you can't locate it -- the, so called, Vicar's Pride Tower. She's pointing to the road that passes just below it and is our climb of the day.
Climb of the day. We drop to the Green River and go back up
Oh, what fun!
Nicely built trail to Fort Bottom
With the Green down below
Two of us embark on the 2 mile hike to the ruined watchtower, center on the butte
It's an excellent walk including a ridge
a catwalk
a scramble
and mortarless masonry
A vehicular side trip takes us to the base of Zeus and Moses. Some of the remains of the upper portion of Zeus now reside to the right and below. That must have been exciting.
God's promise looms
How many clown
can you get in a camper?
All but one
By the next morning the sun is out and
The rain has transferred itself to the road.
But, we love it. Not to mention we are on our way up from Mineral Bottom and on our way home.
Rode this piece of equipment 30+ miles the last day--in sandals, which turned out to be a good choice for once. By the end it had more squeaks than the old Isuzu and a flat front tire when I got home.
