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Book Cliffs, near Green River, Utah |
With all of its warts and woes, Green River appeals to me. It is authentic Utah, and there are reasons -- access to gorgeous backcountry roads, spectacular sandstone canyons and ancient rock art -- to make Green River a destination, and to stay for a while.
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Utah's Green River State Park |
Like hordes of adventure motorists, I've traveled the beautiful backroads of greater Moab that stretch from the LaSal Mountains to the Abajos, from White Rim Road deep into the remote Maze District.
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Book Cliffs |
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Road to Reds Canyon |
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Kokopelli's Trail |
On the UTBDR, we encountered stretches of soft sand, which I always find unnerving and difficult. But in the Book Cliffs, where the UTBDR edges along the brink of a high plateau with expansive vistas across canyon country, the native-surface roads were ideal.
Best of all, when we rode the loop through Reds Canyon in the Swell, we had chance encounters with other adventurous riders.
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Cameron |
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Eli and Tonia, soldiers both |
The fact that we were all members of ADVrider.com, and thereby shared an uncommon yearning for backroad adventure, provided an instant bond among us.
A few more photos:
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Book Cliffs, east of Green River
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Sign explains mining in the San Rafael Swell. |
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San Rafael Swell, near Green River, Utah
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Road to base of Hondu Arch |
2 comments:
Couldn't agree more. Green River is spectacular. Plus there are hundreds and hundreds of miles of off-map single track and double track, making it argueably the undiscovered KTM 450-530 capital of Utah while so few people know about it - at the south end of the swell, east of Chimney Rock, north of Green River trails, and north east of Dubinky Wells epic trail-riding. Plus there are hipsters too!
http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.19/what-are-a-bunch-of-hipsters-doing-in-green-river-utah
Maybe I'm crazy, Andre, but lately I've been drawn to Kemmerer, Wyo., too. Something appeals to me about these authentic, hard-working non-tourist locales in the midst of awesome ADV travel opportunities.
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