Moab with friends



For the last part of our month's trip, we meet up with Burlingame's, Moore's and Sabin's.  While they stayed in an RV Park, we stayed in a nearby motel. 



Ready to start a great week of ATVing and Jeeping.
 Sheree Burlingame had us all matching shirts made
 all of our rides were imprinted on the back




Gary and Sheree Burlingame

 


Chris and Susan Moore




Mark Sabin....Where's Karen?

















I found Karen
Hey What's the Matter.  Are you afraid to ride in the Jeep?

Two Jeeps




Four ATV's (where are the other three?)

The Machines and the riders are ready to go on their 1st ride



 


We Rode by  Streams



In Streams



We Rode Come Rain or Shine




We Rode High

We Rode Low

 


We Rode Steep and Slick (slick rock, that is)



Hiking was also an important part of our trip



as was Romancing



and Eating



and Proving
(that ATV's can go where jeeps can't)
The two jeeps had to turn back over 26 miles,
while the ATV's went on for a couple of more miles
to finish the loop we started out on.



however, it proved to be Crazy
and Scary



Now this is Steep!!

and the trail didn't improve

 

most of us had to have Help

but we made it and had to wait several hours for the jeeps

 

Candy Mountain

What a fun place to get stranded for the night
When the sun goes down in the evening, this mountain looks like
the color of a shiny caramel apple

Our tire went flat and we couldn't get it fixed until morning

We were passing thru' the little town of Marysvale, Utah

We found the cutest little cabin to stay in right on the river

We asked around to see if their was an ATV trail close
and we found one leaving right from our cabin over this bridge



Water, Water everywhere



It was an unbelievable beautiful trail and a fun ride

As we gained altitude, we ran into snow



Hey!  Let's get out of all this water



A tight trail, just like we love

Really a spectacular ride


It was 5:00pm before we left on this ride and we didn't get back to the cabin until dark.  An unexpected side trip.  We loved it
Next day we shopped in the little town at what was like a craftfare
I bought several Christmas presents and a beautiful appliqued quilt for $99.00

One Crazy ride

Each day we would ride new trails, some easier, some more difficult......
then we saw this sign
"Of course, we are experienced riders!" we said.
Within the first 1/2mile, the challenge began.

This trail was steep, with lots of side hills

the further we went, the more dangerous it became

We seldom lifted our heads up to look at the beautiful scenery



We didn't know how many miles we had traveled,
 but we did know we couldn't return before dark
so we just kept going hoping to link into an easier trail


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We finally came to a clearing and within an hour
came to a jeep road; another hour, just before dark,
we came to the small down of  Centerville.
 We had $30.00  so found a cheap motel,
bought a comb & toothbrush.
We needed the remaining few $$'s
for gas to get back to the cabin





Otter Creek in Blad's Cabin






It was exciting to arrive at the cabin and see how remotely located it is. 
Otter Creek is pretty much right in the center of Utah's 275-mile long Paiute ATV Trail,
which is a loop  with no beginning and no end!
 It has been rated as one of the top 5 ATV trails in the country.
 We knew we were in for an extraordinary adventure.

   

The rock work on the cabin was just being completed



The cabin was beautiful and we had it all to ourselves

with the exception of the maid



Drew came the next morning to show us around and take us on our first ride

The trail was beautiful, we ran into some snow. 
I can only imagine how wonderous the aspens would appear in the fall.

We made it to the top of the world

overlooking 360 degrees of fabulous terrain

Drew shared with us his romantic spot of years ago




We left our Mark

 

 

ATVing with the Blad's

The great excape! That is for Danna as she is a school teacher

and this day she called in sick and we headed out on our ATV's

right from their home in Hurricane. We passed her school on the way.....

Drew and Danna Blad

Dustin's Parents



YES, a real dinosaur track

We took a picnic lunch and found some willows by a little creek,

ate our lunch and had a great visit.

The Blads are really fun, they have an adventuresome spirit.

They also love to play games.

We played Hand and Foot almost every night while in their home.

Drew cooked some great meals for us.

Thanks Blad's Your Super In-Laws









 



Bryce Canyon State Park

This ride was on the outskirts of Bryce Canyon

It looked very much like Bryce, but not as massive

Most of the trail was very easy riding, but the scenery was worth it

The trail was pretty diverse

Hey Rob, it's nice to see you in a picture once in a while

Pretty Country

The day was cool and crisp, just perfect for our liking

Another wonderful day spent together