FEATURE I RC'S SUMMER ADVENTURE 2023
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other sides were straight down.
While we were there, Paggio
decided to roost me with the
moondust–a talking point for the
rest of the trip, as he still denies
doing it on purpose (ha-ha). He
says it wasn't on purpose, I say
it was. This led to some all-time
comedy being shared over the
Cardos! We have video proof;
everyone can draw their own
conclusions. I will share the
evidence!
After Swing Arm City, we
headed toward Escalante via
Highway 12. While on our way,
we would head over a couple of
mountain passes through Capi
-
tol Reef and Grand Staircase Na-
tional Parks. We arrived safely
at the
Slot Canyons Inn Bed and
Breakfast, where we had stayed
before on a previous trip in 2019
on our way to Sturgis. We had a
great night there with an awe
-
some dinner at their brand-new
restaurant,
The North Creek Grill,
right on the property. Wonderful
hospitality, food, wine, and then
an impromptu private acoustic
gig by Chad and Ray, fueled by
red wine. What a great night!
DAY 4: 262 MILES
6 hr., 13 min.
The great thing about staying
at this bed and breakfast is
the mornings. The morning air
was cool, clean,
and crisp, and
you could enjoy
a homemade
breakfast to start
the day. Wonder
-
ful hospitality!
The temperatures
continued to
get cooler each
morning, which
was great for riding. The day
started out with action quickly.
"Pagg" dropped his bike turning
around, and then we immedi
-
ately went to get some shots
of
me riding in a creek bed with
a waterfall in the background.
Once we were done, we headed
to Bryce Canyon. I had been
there before, in 2019, but it was
just more or less a pass through.
This time, Simon, JH, Ray, and
I would ride into the park to an
unreal spot overlooking part of
the canyon while Chad and Pag
met up with one of his buddies
outside of the park.
Massive and beautiful best
describe Bryce National Park
and you can tell from Simon's
pictures. We got to test the Bivy
group tracking feature, which
worked great, helping us link
back up with Chad and Paggio,
finding ourselves on a cool dirt
(Top) Carmichael's
ride of choice,
Triumph's 1200
Rally Pro and Rally
Pro Explorers. He
has connections.
(Bottom) This year's
RC adventure ride
covered more than
1100 miles.
