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• White Rim: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

  The White Rim is a storied location. Vast and wide and mysterious. Gateway to an unknown wilderness, edge of the Maze, an alien world of ancient ghosts and impossible canyons. As I rode the trail this spring I gazed out at the landscape feeling small... Posted Jul 22 2008, 07:50 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, white rim, rawrod, Dug

• Castle Valley, Utah

  There is a place, near Moab, but not Moab. A place that is nestled between the mighty Porcupine Rim, and the looming Adobe Mesa. A place watched over carefully by The Priest and The Nuns, with Sister Superior keeping a watchful distant eye. It is a wide... Posted Jul 21 2008, 07:52 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Utah, castle valley

• Moab: 1995

  Thanksgiving weekend, 1995. Moab. Posted Jul 11 2008, 11:21 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, photos

• The Winding Abbey Road

  I discovered Edward Abbey long after I ought to have. A native of Utah, and someone who traveled to Moab, and other desert locations, since I was a child, I grew up with a deep love for that improbable landscape. And yet I had never heard of Edward Abbey... Posted Jul 02 2008, 03:32 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Edward Abbey

• March 1955: Desert Quiz

  I stumbled across the March 1955 issue of Desert magazine. I was fascinated by the articles, the photography and the ads. Nearly every page had an ad for a Geiger Counter, with an accompanying promise to strike it rich prospecting for Uranium. It reminded... Posted Jun 27 2008, 12:44 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, 1955, quiz, desert

• Utah

  Salt Lake City, from Ensign Peak Utah is an interesting place. It was settled in the 1840's by Mormon refugees. And still today Mormons arrive here from everywhere. They come, some of them without the intention of staying. "It's just so I... Posted May 28 2008, 12:20 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Wasatch, Utah

• Kokopelli Trail R.

  Kokopelli Moonrise. 5/16/08 "I’m not a big believer in all the techniques of “positive self talk” or affirmations and so forth. Just train hard, train with good technique, use visualization (which works with the subconscious), and the quality of... Posted May 18 2008, 11:16 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Kokopelli, KTR

• Chasing 17:25

  In 2006 I rode from Moab to Fruita in 17 hours and 25 minutes. Saturday I will repeat the feat. Or at least I will attempt to repeat it. And while I don't think my fitness is quite where it was in May of '06, I do think I am a smarter rider. Which... Posted May 15 2008, 02:43 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Kokopelli, KTR, Fruita

• Spring. Classic.

  "The far off horizon impressed me no less. Once again, as in childhood, I saw the soft blue distance inviting me like an open door. And once again I was overcome by the feeling that I was not born for the life of a perpetual stay-at-home among my... Posted May 09 2008, 12:43 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Kokopelli, KTR

• The White Rim, Revisited

  Hitting the snooze button... Saturday, the second day of the back to back white rim rides started and ended in much the same way--with me lying in the dirt. I awoke groggy, a little sore. No, I was very sore. My ankle was inexplicably swollen and painful... Posted May 08 2008, 08:54 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, white rim, rawrod, epic

• That Inevitable Slump

  I would guess that you have been there. Recently returned from a bike trip. Maybe it was in Moab, or Fruita, or maybe it was from Moab to Fruita. You pushed yourself, you saw new places, learned new things and met new people. It was, on every level, an... Posted Apr 30 2008, 11:08 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Wilderness, epic

• All Mankind is Us

  "Let us not waste our time in idle discourse! Let us do something, while we have the chance! It is not every day that we are needed. But at this place, at this moment of time, all mankind is us, whether we like it or not. Let us make the most of... Posted Apr 28 2008, 02:06 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, white rim, rawrod, abbey

• Dewey: 1916-2008

  The Dewey Bridge was destroyed by fire last night. I am in shock. That simple landmark held powerful symbolism for me. It was, in short, a gateway to a new world. The bridge was a defining point on the Kokopelli Trail. Each time I have ridden the trail... Posted Apr 07 2008, 02:10 PM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: moab, Dewey Bridge, Kokopelli

• Still Thirsting

  “You should not see the desert simply as some faraway place of little rain. There are many forms of thirst.” --William Langewiesche Saturday left me as a dried reed. I am thirsty, and worn out. I have broke down a little bit since then, and find myself... Posted Apr 03 2008, 11:03 AM by Epic Riding. Epic Writing. Filed under: endurance, moab, solo