Story:
No flats. Out of the gates, the ride was extremely fast down a hard packed dirt road. I was grappling with a strange rubbing noise, which sounded like the tire was rubbing against something. However, I couldn't figure out what could possibly be touching the tire. After a bit of investigation, it looked like I was experiencing a lot of chain suck, or slack in the drive line. This allowed the wind to blow the chain into the wheel and cause the sound. We quickly reached the Gemini Bridges, which were two massive stone arches, where the bottom had eroded away. From this point onwards, the road was interspersed with stretches of sandstone, gravel, and sand. We took one turn, which lead to a secret viewpoint which overlooked the end of the canyon. It was fascinating to see how the water and sand had eroded away the rock during heavy rainfall. We backtracked, then headed down a double track road down Bull Canyon that lead towards the end of the canyon. It was generally gravelly, interspersed with sandy stretches. After this, we headed back out to the main Gemini Bridges road, then headed out. There was a steep descent down a gravelly/sandy, and generally chewed up road. Here we saw Gooney Bird rock, then exited the hanging valley. There was a steep climb, then the final descent back to the road.
No flats. Out of the gates, the ride was extremely fast down a hard packed dirt road. I was grappling with a strange rubbing noise, which sounded like the tire was rubbing against something. However, I couldn't figure out what could possibly be touching the tire. After a bit of investigation, it looked like I was experiencing a lot of chain suck, or slack in the drive line. This allowed the wind to blow the chain into the wheel and cause the sound. We quickly reached the Gemini Bridges, which were two massive stone arches, where the bottom had eroded away. From this point onwards, the road was interspersed with stretches of sandstone, gravel, and sand. We took one turn, which lead to a secret viewpoint which overlooked the end of the canyon. It was fascinating to see how the water and sand had eroded away the rock during heavy rainfall. We backtracked, then headed down a double track road down Bull Canyon that lead towards the end of the canyon. It was generally gravelly, interspersed with sandy stretches. After this, we headed back out to the main Gemini Bridges road, then headed out. There was a steep descent down a gravelly/sandy, and generally chewed up road. Here we saw Gooney Bird rock, then exited the hanging valley. There was a steep climb, then the final descent back to the road.
Tips:
1. Be sure to take the side trip to check out the surprise overlook.
2. Be prepared for lots of sand through the center of the canyon.
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slickrock sand moab
slickrock sand moab
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