Woke up to a seriously overcast morning and two sickly girls. Not a good way to get all amped up to go ride four-wheelers. On top of that, this was our best chance to ride weather-wise because they were calling for storms the next day. Well, the ladies had their morning coffee and Pepto and decided to be troopers so we left out around 8 AM. We ended up getting to the trailhead around 10 AM complete with one Yamaha Side by Side and a CanAM four wheeler. By this time "bubblyguts" had settled down and we were ready to ride. And ride we did!!
Stephanie, having ridden four wheelers when she was younger, tore off on that thing like Evel Knievel and flooring the Razor 1000 felt like the thing was going to take off flying into the air. There were steep rock climbs, berms, speed bumps, sheer cliffs and overlooks of Canyonlands National Park that were absolutely beautiful.
We made our way through the 30 miles of trail toward a section called "Chicken Corner" Its called Chicken Corner because a lot of people turn around there instead of driving just feet away from a sheer 1500 ft drop. Do you think we were chickens? HELL NO. We pressed on....albeit with white knuckles. Near the end we stopped to take some pics after our conquest.
On the way back, being much more comfortable with the vehicles and terrain we were MUCH more friendly with the gas pedals. In short, we freakin had a blast. On the way out we stopped by a spot they refer to as the Wind Caves to check them out.
Around 4 we reluctantly headed back to the trailhead where the ATV's were to be picked up. We had been looking forward to this day for a long time and it did not let us down. The overcast day actually ended up making the riding conditions nice and cool and helped keep the dust at bay.
Such a long day of riding had us hungry so we went to Moab Brewery for a well-deserved beer and bite to eat. We returned to camp and called it a night shorly thereafter.