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Besides visiting Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, Dan and I had one other goal for our Utah workcation: get the bikes dirty.
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Of course, that means something different for me than for him. Dan found a rental house parked right on a paved bike trail, so I had two different options for quick 7-mile spins before work each morning. (He joined me twice, as seen above.) My trail wound along the Colorado River, which I was thrilled to visit every day.
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Dan had his heart set on a different kind of riding altogether: slickrock. Apparently parks of Moab are covered in smooth, grippy rocks that you can ride over, as seen in this shot of Dan’s below.
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Despite the fact that our trip was cut a bit short due to a winter storm, Dan still managed two classic Moab slickrock rides.
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(Does it terrify me when he’s out there riding this kind of thing on his own? Yup. Thank god for the spot tracker.)
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Alright, Moab — we see why everyone loves you, and we’ll be back.
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P.S. This final shot is from one of the morning bike rides we took together. The Arches NP sign was about 3 miles from our rental house, so Dan joined me for an out-and-back before work one morning.