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The Great 2005 Utah Adventure
“Kevin’s 7” Seven Days, Seven Rides, 770.7 miles
Just one victory lap around central Utah
Ride By: Kevin L. Glassett
Ride Plan Summary: This is a week’s motorcycle adventure around the state of Utah. The Ride begins and ends at the Bryce Canyon Inn near Bryce Canyon National Park. Each evening the ride will take us to a new hotel location. The ride will form a big loop around the State and the terrain and weather will vary greatly though out the week. We will operate a support truck to transport gear and supplies. Riders will have the choice of taking a day’s break from riding to operate the support truck. The choice depends on the particular day’s agenda. Many of the day’s rides have an easy and hard option choice. The riders may split up depending on the day’s desires.
Ride Map below: Click on the map to enlarge. GPS for each ride is given below
The Ride Team: Dan G, GpsKevin, Tom B, Damon B, Tom T
Ride 1 Day 1 (Sunday 9/11/2005)
Ride name: Tropic Reservoir loop
Ride Description: The scenery is fantastic. “This Tropic Reservoir ride has to be one of the best in the state”. Views of the Pink Cliffs, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona greet riders. http://www.utahatvtrails.com/ATVtropic.html
Ride depart time: 8:30am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: Easyway 79.0 miles, Hardways 102.5 miles
Lunch Plan: Pack lunches in backpacks for a lunch stop during the ride.
Dinner Plan: The Canyon Diner features Great Western Food and Pizza.
Lodging Plan: Stay a second night at Bryce Canyon Inn
Support Truck Plan: No support truck this day. This Ride will leave Bryce Canyon Inn and Return to Bryce Canyon Inn.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 2 Day 2 (Monday 9/12/2005)
Ride name: Pine Lake, Barney Top, and Great Western Trail
Ride Description: High mountain forest scenic back roads and “2 track” trails
Ride depart time: 8:30am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: Easyway 52.5 miles, Hardways 76.3 miles
Lunch Plan: Pack lunches in backpacks for a lunch stop during the ride.
Lodging Plan: Move to Escalante’s Outfitters Lodge.
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer needed to drive the support truck to Escalante’s Outfitters. This person should perform the check in activities at the lodge. This person will have the ride option of riding out to meet the riders.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 3 Day 3 (Tuesday 9/13/2005)
Ride name: Famous Hole in The Rock Road to the Lake Powell Overlook
Ride Description: This scenic backway is a 50-mile dirt road ending at the famous hole in the rock wagon road.
Ride depart time: 8:30am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: 157.1 miles
Lunch Plan: Pack lunches in backpacks for a lunch stop during the ride.
Lodging Plan: Boulder’s Poles Place
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer need to drive the support truck. This volunteer will drive the support truck to a bike refueling support point. Here we will fill the motorcycles and the support truck driver will join the ride to the Lake Powell Overlook. We will return past the support truck and again we will fill the motorcycles. At this time the Support Truck Driver will drive the truck to Boulders Poles Place. The riders will continue on a different route. The Truck Driver should perform the check in activities at the lodge.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 4 Day 4 (Wednesday 9/14/2005)
Ride name: Posey-Lake-Hells Backbone
Ride Description: Hell's Backbone starts from Hwy. 12 just south of Boulder and climbs up and around Box Death Hollow Wilderness. It features a dramatic stretch of road along a narrow ridge with sheer drops on both sides and crosses wonderful narrow bridge. The route has some great views out over the range as it twists through pine, spruce and fir forests. It joins Posey Lake Road and returns to Hwy 12 at Escalante. The 30 mile route is primarily dirt and gravel. It is difficult when wet and closed in the winter.
Posey Lake: This is an enchanting cruise across a high plateau with countless lakes to almost 10,000 feet, followed by the 4,000-foot descent into the red desert of the Escalante region.
Ride depart time: 8:30am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: Easyway 71.4 miles, Hardways 92.8 miles
Lunch Plan: Pack lunches in backpacks for a lunch stop during the ride.
Lodging Plan: Austin’s Chuckwagon
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer need to drive the support truck to Austin’s Chuckwagon. This person should perform the check in activities at the lodge. This person will have the ride option of riding out to meet the riders.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 5 Day 5 (Thursday 9/15/2005)
Ride name: Great Western ATV Trail, Gooseberry to Paiute ATV Trails system.
Ride Description: High Mountain and Mesa forest riding.
Ride depart time: 8:30am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: Easyway 98.8 miles, Hardways 153.2 miles, 73.1 miles to lunch
Lunch Plan: El Mexicano Restaurant in Salina, 435-529-2132
Lodging Plan: Quality Inn, Richfield UT
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer need to drive the support truck to lunch stop, and then to Quality Inn Richfield. This person should perform the check in activities at the lodge.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 6 Day 6 (Friday 9/16/2005)
Ride name: Paiute ATV Trail, Tushar Mountains
Ride Description: Paiute ATV Mountains: Complete description found at: http://www.marysvale.org/paiute_trail/atv6.html
http://www.marysvale.org/paiute_trail/atv8.html
Breakfast Plan: 7:30 meet for the free Breakfast Buffet at JB’s restaurant next door to the hotel. Compliments of the Quality Inn Hotel.
Ride departs at: 9:00am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: Easyways route is 73.2 miles, Hardways path is 101.6 Miles, Lunch is at about 48 miles
Lunch Plan: Lunch at Rock Candy Mountain. http://www.candymountainresort.com/ (800) 519-2243. Each rider to pay for lunch. Nice restaurant, great food.
Lodging Plan: Circleville Country Motel, Circleville UT 435-577-2839 http://www.piute.org/Business/butch_cassidy/Butch_Cassidys_Hideout.htm
Dinner Plan: Dinner at the “Butch Cassidy Café”.
Evening Plan: Meet in the hotel “Out Back” Jacuzzi. BYOD, Bring Your Own Drink
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer need to drive the support truck to Circleville Country Motel. The support driver should meet the riders at “Rock Candy” for the Lunch break. This person should perform the check in activities at the lodge. This person will have the ride option of riding out to meet the riders.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Ride 7 Day 7 (Saturday 9/17/2005)
Ride name: Fremont ATV Trail and Casto Canyon Trail.
Ride Description: We will start the day with the Fremont ATV Trail in Circleville. http://www.utah-trails.com/fremont-trail.shtml
We will ride into the town of Panguitch for lunch.
Then after Lunch We will ride Casto Canyon, the mini Bryce Canyon, Beginning at the Casto Canyon trailhead the trail takes you into a wonderful world of red hoodoos, sandstone cliffs of white, pink and even green colors. The spectacular red rock is evident along most of the Casto canyon ride until you reach the forested areas of ponderosa pines where the colors changes with every turn of the trail. http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/casto.htm
Ending our day back at Bryce Canyon Inn where the vacation began.
Ride departs at: 9:00am, all riders are ready, bikes are serviced and full of gas, backpacks are prepared, helmets are on and bikes are running.
Ride distance: 87.2 miles
Lunch Plan: Lunch at the Famous Flyingm in Panguitch, Rick and Janet will be our hosts. This place is great and serves Beer and Wine in Utah. 435-676-8008
Lodging Plan: Bryce Canyon Inn
Dinner Plan: The final dinner will be at: The Cowboy's Buffet & Steak Room offers fine western dining featuring steak, seafood, and buffet.
http://www.rubysinn.com/restaurants.html
Support Truck Plan: One volunteer need to drive the support truck to Bryce Canyon Inn. This person should perform the check in activities at the lodge. This person will have the ride option of riding out to meet the riders.
Photo Album from this Day (slideshow)
Complete GPS file for this ride (mapsource) can be found here: Kevin777
FYI: Lodging Reservations and Plans:
Bryce Canyon Pines: Reservations:1-435-834-5441 http://www.brycecanyonmotel.com/lodging/
Escalante’s Outfitters Lodge: (435) 826-4266 http://www.vagabondbnb.com/
Get Lunch from Trailhead Café: 1-435-826-4714 Call Amy or Rick the night before and they will make us lunches.
Boulder,Poles Place (800) 730-7422 http://www.boulderutah.com/polesplace/
Torrey: Austin's Chuckwagon (800) 863-3288 http://www.austinschuckwagonmotel.com/motel.html
Richfield: Quality Inn: 435-896-5465
Circleville: Circleville Country Motel, 30 W Main St, Circleville, UT 84723, (435-577-2839)
Bryce Canyon Inn: Reservations:1-866-834-0043 http://www.brycecanyonresort.com/
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