Upon returning to Moab our first order of business was to ride one of the newer trails there – Navajo Rocks. First opened in 2014, Navajo Rocks is a network of almost 20 miles of trails. And it’s fabulous.
You can learn more about Navajo Rocks at Utah Mountain Biking website. I highly recommend this trail system!
We decided to head back out to the dispersed camping along Willow Springs Road. It’s a beautiful area, and just down the road from the KlonZo trails, which we wanted to ride again. Also, it was Sunday and we figured everyone should be heading back home. Willow Springs Road should be empty.
We were wrong.
Although we scored another sweet site:
Michael was so happy that he could finally set up the hammock.
The only problem was that we ended up near a couple of different caravans – groups of RVs parked together. Mostly families, which is great. No, really. I think family vacations are cool. But these campers were not mountain bikers. They were dirt bikers.
I should pause here and say that I’ve never had an issue with dirt bikers at any time in or around Moab. I’ve shared trails with dirt bikers and they are the friendliest and most courteous people on the trails. I just want to make sure you don’t think I’m picking on anyone.
Dirt biking is a family affair. There are kid sized bikes and everything. How do I know this? Because our sweet campsite seemed to be part of a loop that all the kids used. Over and over and over. All day long.
There were lots of kids, too, so it wasn’t hard to get this picture.
Basically a kid would blast past our site about every 30 seconds with the throttle wide open. I was ready to clothesline somebody. Another lesson learned, I guess. Stay away from the Tiny Tot Motor Speedway.
One last note for the day: instant coffee isn’t bad. But that doesn’t mean it’s actually good. We are finding that our French press is ripping through the grounds. In an effort to save some money we tried instant. Bad idea!