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MoabBikeTrips.com
Telluride
to Moab
 Rocky
Mountain Riding at its best!
2
classic towns, 1 extraordinary ride!
All
photos on this page by Larry Baldwin
Intermediate
level mountain biking trip
Please call
1-800-845-2453 for booking information
An amazing, demanding, sometimes grueling adventure
from the high mountains of Telluride to the desert
of Moab, Utah. We start in the San Juan
Mountains, often referred to as the "Alps of
America". Sometimes in June
the snow is still piled up on the sides of the road.
Telluride is a quaint
town tucked in a box canyon, therefore surrounded
on three sides by high
peaks with one road in and the same road out. Our
ride out takes us over a
10,000 foot pass where we'll camp for the night
in the pine forest.
The views of Mt. Wilson, Wilson Peak and El Diente,
all Colorado 14ers,
will keep you going on the way. In just a few days
you won't believe how
far you've come. We'll stand atop the Uncompahgre
Plateau at 8,500 feet and
look across the long valley to the pass we camped
on the first night. We
might have a heard of elk in the meadow next to
camp tonight or hear the
coyotes.
Our journey drops us into the Dolores River Valley
where we find ourselves
surrounded by towering red rock cliffs. Of course
between us and the end of
our ride stands the La Sal Mountains. The La Sals
are "volcano wanna-bes"
and jut out of the desert floor to a height of 12,700
feet. Fortunately we
don't have to go over the peak, we skirt around
the north shoulder and camp
for the night in a flower patch above Fisher Valley.
Just when you think your outdoor experience couldn't
get more interesting,
we visit a dinosaur track twice as big as your Sidi's.
Tucked in the scrub
oak, there are no signs to this little treasure.
The long miles have made us strong and we ride
into Moab as a grand finale.
Telluride
to Moab - The trip was a great chance
to ride in the “wilderness” with full
support. I would never have cycled though a place
like this without people who knew the area."
June Graham, September 2004
1st Western Spirit trip
On the ride from Telluride to Moab, you will experience
both the majestic mountains of Colorado and the
intricate deserts of the West.
Please
call 1-800-845-2453 for booking information
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