Love the pictures Yellow. Sounds like a great trip. Amazing country! Nice work on the strawberry short cakes
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06-02-2007, 07:47 AM #1
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06-02-2007, 05:10 PM #2
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beautiful!
we just got back from Moab...sigh...
"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."-Moliere
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -Thomas A. Edison
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06-02-2007, 05:30 PM #3
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We hiked to Murphy's Hogback a few years ago and enjoyed watching the vehicles try to climb it - can't imagine riding it! Seriously, we talked about riding the whole thing. I'm a beginner mtb'er, but endurance road rider. I know I can do the mileage, but worried about how technical the trail is. How would you rate it? I always thought that if a vehicle could do it, it can't be too technical. What do you think after doing it?
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06-02-2007, 08:20 PM #4
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Murphy's was not the toughest climb, though none of us (even the very talented folks that we were with) rode the very last pitch clean (we rode counterclockwise, so we came at it from the west). It's super steep.
Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
It's not a technical ride but a couple of the climbs are stiff. There is some some sand that most people walk through (not a lot) and a few other little technical spots that I walked (I'm not the greatest mountain biker). Water is an issue, and the crazies that do it in 1 day plan on begging water from those doing it at a more leisurely pace (so expect to be asked for water). I'd say 2 days is doable by most in-shape folks, but another day is nice so you can spend some time sight seeing and playing around (we did 3 days). I don't think I would have had as much fun if we'd had to hammer it out in 2 days. Most people ride clockwise, but I'm glad we didn't as that climb up Hardscrabble looked brutal.
(Coming down it was spooky at times because it has so steep in a few places that you couldn't see what was beyond the hill or corner.)
You should just do it!
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