TRAVEL FEATURE I TOURING MOAB ON TWO WHEELS
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Moab is no secret, however.
Thousands of outdoor adventure
seekers migrate to the area every
year, and crowds can sometimes
be somewhat of a nuisance.
Peak tourist season is spring
and fall—summer is too hot, and
winter is too cold. As a result, ad-
venture motorcyclists like myself
tend to plot out their Moab rides
during tourist season. My rides
are usually point-to-point, some-
times involving pitching tents,
finding a quiet place to chill and
then getting a good night sleep
before continuing the adventure
the following day. You can easily
do this in spring and fall when
temperatures are prime. How-
ever, my riding buddies wanted to
try something a little different this
time, so we planned a multi-day
ride smack dab in the middle of
winter and hoped for the best
weather-wise. In theory, crowds
would be next to non-existent,
and we'd have the place all to
ourselves. Camping, of course,
would be out of the question.
Just too cold. But, hey, this is
what Airbnb's are for.
So, we planned four succes-
sive day rides, and they would be
based out of the city. What was
nice about this trip/story, we had
no real agenda. No bike testing,
no gear testing, just ride and
have fun, the way ADV'ing was
intended. Okay, perhaps that was
indeed the agenda. However,
when Simon Cudby is involved,
there is always at least one must-
do—snap some rad photos. That's
what he does (and quite well, I
might add). Simon and Moab are
a match made in heaven.
All right let's do this.
CHECK-IN
We reserved an Airbnb, our
basecamp for the next four days.
We brought ADV bikes, as well
as dual-sport bikes. We came
prepared for whatever Moab had
to offer and whatever kind of trail
we could find; after all, Moab
has lots to offer.
