Man oh man, what a great time out in the Utah desert this past week!! After missing last year since Covid-19 canceled Cruise Moab, it felt really, really good to be out in the desert with friends, even if Cruise Moab was a toned down version ( no Vendor night, Raffle/Dinner and only a 140 vehicles registered). We always head out early for a little “Pre-Cruise Moab wanderings”. This year we ended up down in Beef Basin ( a favorite of mine) before doing the Lockhart Basin trail back to Moab. I headed out early and was able to get one of my favorite campsites in the basin and have two nights of solitude. Perfect way to start the trip! Friends rolled in on Sunday afternoon. It was fun to show them some sports around Beef Basin for a few days before heading out to do Lockhart Basin back to Moab. Lockhart was a bit harder than I remember ( last time we ran it was in 2009), but still a fun trail. For Cruise Moab, I rode along this year to focus on taking pics, doing Seven Mile Rim on Thursday and Hells Revenge on Saturday. These are some of the pics I took throughout the week (took over 600 pics). Will be working on a full report soon.
Enjoy!
Beef Basin and the Henry Mountains in the distance. A great view to be welcomed back after a 12hr drive from Downtown Denver.
Sunrise Saturday morning and my first full day back into Beef Basin. Didn’t see another soul the entire day:).
