It's spring and while the snow pack is at it's season best, tradition states that we are all impatiently awaiting the next season of outdoor recreation, albeit with an eye on the snow report b/c any given day could produce powderflu.
Over the past weekend we saw our first 70 degree day on the front range and roads/trails were flooded with bikes, motorcycles, hikers and dogs. A brutal awaking on Sunday, the trails all swamped with heavy spring snow bound to pack-out as ice for the next few weeks.
No worries, we'll go west - Canyonlands is forecasting 60 degrees for the next weekend and a friend scored a permit for the White Rim trail.
A fast Google search (http://www.utahmountainbiking.com/trails/whiterim.htm) and some quick rescheduling at work and we have a plan - meet at the dinosaur lots 5am on Friday, drive to UT, ride the 103 mile loop and be back on Sunday. One catch, no one wants to run the sag-wagon so we'll have to self-support on our bikes. Here's where plans deviate - one guy wants to rent a bob-trailer, another will make a go of it with a wash-park cruiser meant for the kid and I'm trying to keep things limited to a backpack.
All of these approaches will be sensitive to size & weight so gear selection will be key. BONUS - we an entire week to sort our biking/camping gear and no doubt acquire some new smaller/lighter/just-plan-didn't-have-it-and-wanted it gear.
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