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Spinach artichoke pizza. I've made dozens and dozens of pizzas, but never a single one without a tomato-based sauce until this. It was very good! First ingredient on top of the dough was a spread of roasted garlic and oil. Just roasting the garlic made the whole house smell awesome.

This just in (from my 5 y.o.): Life is Good!

As a final summary, I got 7 great rides in about 5 whole days of this trip. Even doing so there are many trail systems I did not get to. There's just that much out there in the western CO / eastern UT area. And it's pretty much all incredible. It's not fair to rank the trails or rides but I...

I get back on the bike and continue. The views are unbelievable. What an awesome landscape for a bike trail. As I get up along the ridge line there's no left or right comfort zones - both sides fall away. This is where the vertigo creeps in. Fortunately I handle this and soon come to my...

So I start pedaling my friend's SS on the 18 Road trails to start my last ride of the trip. I'm pressed for time as I have a plane to catch. As mentioned previously, I need to get to Zippety Doo Dah and the route there is Prime Cut to Kessel Run to Frontside. A snap a few pix along the way...

Thanks! Glad you've enjoyed this. I've still got the trip finale to write-up...

Yes yes yes! There is no shame in stopping and walking some of this. The penalty for missing the line is pretty severe. The technique I use is to hug the hillside and NEVER look into the drop off. I have scrapes on the upper sides of my arms from the brush growing along the side I was biased...

The 18 Road trails in Fruita are <15 minutes from the house by car. Several miles are on a rough road so you're not going too fast here. All along the foothills and bookcliff mountains lie ahead, getting closer and closer. The anticipation is building... I've ridden these trails before and...

After Butterknife we head into Grand Junction to return my rental bike. I was very happy with it. I'm pretty sure that'll be the next bike I purchase. Next we head back to the house to clean up and have dinner. After dinner, the property owner stops by to give us a tour of the haunted maze he...

We drive up the hills outside of downtown grand junction to the trailhead. It's not well marked and there are no other cars. First trail we hit is Twist and Shout. It's fun fast and flowy. It has a pump track feel to it at times. Next we get on Butterknife. Somehow I end up taking the point...

I really enjoyed Palisade Rim. I highly recommend it. We have plans to ride elsewhere this day. Palisade Rim was not too taxing, so it's a perfect ride to start the day. As mentioned earlier, we stopped at the Palisade Brewery for lunch and beverages. They actually have hops growing on the...

Palisade Rim is fairly new and has gotten high praise. None of us has ever ridden it before. We park right on the banks of the Colorado river. It's up up and away for the first 4 miles; about 1,400' to gain. Surprisingly, it's a very enjoyable climb. Nothing killer. Switchbacks, etc. most of...

The Fruita crib is pretty lux, but it's on this weird farm. All sorts of animals and kitsch on premises. It's all good though. I'd take the diesel family here for sure. After pounding breakfast in the AM we head out. Destination: Palisade Rim Trail (Palisade, CO). I peeped this sweet Dino...

Just finished an awesome ride on Palisade Rim. Will have details and pix later. Now stopping at Palisade brewery for lunch before ride#2. This place is cool - I've been here before. However the following sign was not posted at the time:

We got spared from rain at Navajo Rocks, though we could see storms in the distance. We did a counterclockwise loop: Big Mesa - Big Lonely - Coney Island - Rocky Tops -Ramblin'. It was 2+ hrs. 1800' 18 miles. Some trails were skipped, though we found some humor nonetheless: I would definite...

None of us has ever ridden the Navajo Rocks trails, though we got route Intel from a bike shop. The trails were definitely easier than the past two days. Suitable for beginner-intermediate and higher. That's was fine with me. After yesterday's epic my legs were a bit weak. The terrain is...

Day 4 (Thursday) we need to vacate the cabin. The plan is to pack up in the AM then go ride Mag7. After that we head to new digs in Fruita, CO. Only one problem: it poured rain all night and is still raining in the AM. Mag7 is out. We pack up our stuff and head out. On the way, detour for a...

Thanks man. Glad you're diggin' this. Yes late September is THE time.

Thx Pat - you prompted me to do this!! Leaving Saturday. Got good riding in today. Will post a write-up later. No fresh snow that I've seen...

Cool! That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing. Hope that was a fun trip 22 years ago!