A quick boondock near Moab

The past few days have been rough on my body. After mountain biking on Wednesday (for my second time in two years) I decided to stay out in the desert north of Moab to save myself the same drive again in the morning. I was planning to drive a few miles further north to another group of mountain biking trails called Klondike Bluffs. The spot I chose to boondock is one I came across an online discussion about two years back. It is simply a dirt/gravel road between Hwy 191 and Arches National Park. I’ve been wanting to check it out for some time, and since I was in the neighborhood I did just that.

north moabThe road is Willow Springs Trail and will take you right to Balancing Rock in Arches National Park. There are  more than a few established areas to camp along the roadside, each with a fire pit but nothing else. After a long day of riding I chose the lazy site, only 100 yards off the hwy. This ensured I could get moving again first thing in the morning with little effort, and that I still had a Verizon 3G signal for my work. Although there was a little road noise being so close to the highway, those sounds do not bother me and do not keep from my sleep in the slightest.

IMG_4721The wind had picked up by late afternoon so I bunkered myself in the van and licked my wounds after the long day of biking. The camping was peaceful and relaxing and even though I was so close the the highway, not a sole bothered me. I woke and got on the move to bike the Klondike Bluffs trails before the day’s heat settled in.

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