{"id":1269,"date":"2022-11-21T13:58:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/?p=1269"},"modified":"2022-11-21T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T13:58:25","slug":"on-getting-lost-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/21\/on-getting-lost-in-the-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"On Getting Lost In The Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of my favorite rides and bikepacking trips have been happy accidents. I start out reviewing old FA Barnes books or Todd Campbell’s Above and Beyond Slickrock. Pour over old maps and then figure out a route. Then a few things happen, I can’t even find the starting point as roads have disappeared or been renamed, maybe I make a wrong turn, or something catches my eye. I haven’t regretted this yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Case in point, this past weekend I spied a route and the whole area of the desert has changed. So I think I rode part of it, I think, and saw even more. As I was driving I spied a beautiful canyon and the Desolation Towers. Why not ride it? I ended up doing what I think is the Monitor and Merimac mountain bike trail (not the one described in the above book) and then riding most of it again to get to the Desolation Towers. I had water, my Spot GPS tracker, extra layers and a great audiobook. What could go wrong? Well lots, but nothing did and that made for a great day in the desert. Don’t overthink the adventure, part of the fun of exploring in Moab is having to discover and find the right path. It may take a few visits and that is awesome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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