MRC01
Major Contributor
I'm flying my little airplane from Seattle KBFI to Moab KCNY on the 28th or 29th (weather depending) for some epic weekend mountain biking around Moab. There are some TFRs (mostly forest fires as usual) near the route, but the airports nearby are reporting good VFR conditions at least for now. It's the same trip I've made a couple of times before in recent years.
For you pilots and aviation buffs, the route: S50 - YKM - PDT - BKE - BOI - GNG (fuel) - BYI - CAUSE - TVY - FFU - PUC
Total: 780 nautical miles
1 fuel stop eastbound @ U76 or GNG With prevailing winds from the W, may require 2 fuel stops westbound on the way home. There are a several good places to stop for fuel along the way.
The reason for this trip: epic mountain biking, of course. By "epic" I mean bicycling the White Rim Canyon in a Day, otherwise known as WRIAD. 100 miles and 8,000' of climbing over a mix of gravel and rugged terrain. Been training for months to prepare. Not, not on e-bikes - where's the challenge in that? In prior years we've ridden OTGG, Bikerpelli and La Ruta.
This is with my old high school friend. We did this trip 2 years ago, and my bike broke (pawls in freehub sheared, an unusual and unexpected failure) so I missed out and he rode WRIAD by himself. Going at this time of year is to be late enough to avoid the hot summer temperatures but still early enough to avoid the bad late autumn/winter weather.
For you pilots and aviation buffs, the route: S50 - YKM - PDT - BKE - BOI - GNG (fuel) - BYI - CAUSE - TVY - FFU - PUC
Total: 780 nautical miles
1 fuel stop eastbound @ U76 or GNG With prevailing winds from the W, may require 2 fuel stops westbound on the way home. There are a several good places to stop for fuel along the way.
The reason for this trip: epic mountain biking, of course. By "epic" I mean bicycling the White Rim Canyon in a Day, otherwise known as WRIAD. 100 miles and 8,000' of climbing over a mix of gravel and rugged terrain. Been training for months to prepare. Not, not on e-bikes - where's the challenge in that? In prior years we've ridden OTGG, Bikerpelli and La Ruta.
This is with my old high school friend. We did this trip 2 years ago, and my bike broke (pawls in freehub sheared, an unusual and unexpected failure) so I missed out and he rode WRIAD by himself. Going at this time of year is to be late enough to avoid the hot summer temperatures but still early enough to avoid the bad late autumn/winter weather.