One More Day - Porcupine Rim

Jo and I decided to stay one more day in Moab after the Multisport Trip. We had a very special night at a picturesque waterfall just outside of town.

City of Rocks



Waterfall



The next morning we headed out early to ride Porcupine Rim as a loop from town. We stopped for breakfast at a nice cafe on the main drag then started the arduous climb up Sand Flats Road. It's steep at first, but then flattens out into a steady climb the rest of the way to the trail head. At the trail head there is a 3 mile technical climb to High Anxiety View Point overlooking Castle Valley. After that it follows a technical double track downhill to a sweet piece of exposed single track that descends the steep walls of Jackass Canyon to Rt 128 and the Colorado River.

I've ridden Porcupine Rim a dozen times before, but this was my first time on the Superfly. Jo did the whole thing on her single speed Superfly! The goal was to take it easy and not wreck the bikes. In the past I usually huck off anything I can, but a carbon race bike would not fare well under such abuse. It was frustrating to ride slow at times, but when we got to the single track the Superfly shined. After carving the technical single track my frustrations faded and I had nothing but love for the Superfly.

Breakfast





The Tailhead and Last Water





High Anxiety View Point



This Was Real, Not Staged
(I ran too fast to beat the camera timer)



Another Accidental Shot
(I really like the angle)



Porcupine Rim to the North



Porcupine Rim to the South



Castleton Tower and Priest and Nuns



Creating Anxiety at High Anxiety



The Only Casualty of the Ride
(It was already broken)



The Trail on the Rim



Jo Descending a Nice Tech Section



Cryptoboitic Crust



Jackass Canyon



The Colorado River



If Your Gonna Fall - Fall Left!