I made it back to Moab late last week. After a couple weeks of great skiing at Mt. Bachelor I packed the Westy and headed to Utah. It was about 90 degrees in town when I arrived, so I went straight to Negro Bill Canyon and took Ginger for a nice hike up in the shadowy canyons. There is plenty of water there to play in, and it stays much cooler there than anywhere else in the area.
I worked last weekend at the Chile Pepper Bike Shop. It was just like the old days, hanging out with Wendy and Monty and Ryon and Tracy, renting bikes, drinking FMC, and making trail recommendations for the mountain bike tourists. The riding has been superb. I rode the La Sal Loop Road with Hanka and Eugene, who is in town for the season working at the Poison Spider. The next day T-Roy joined us for a super fast lap on Wag's Way. The wildflowers are coming out and the sand is firm from the winter's snow and the desert riding is outstanding.
The Classic Car Show also brought a bunch of folks to town last weekend. The hotels were packed and the campgrounds were full. Moab doesn't seem to be as affected by the downturn in the economy as the rest of the country. Maybe it's because gasoline is so cheap right now. Most of the ski areas in Utah and Colorado are closed so people are coming to the desert to soak up some sunshine. My tan from the winter in Mexico has long faded, so I am back on the sunscreen program...
