My good friend Jody came to visit from Michigan to get a little riding in. She has heard stories of the great riding in Fruita, CO and wanted to give it a shot, so off we went! The trip started off rocky as Jody's bike decided to take a trip to Vegas instead of landing in SLC so it was to get here a day late. What to do? We contemplated renting but when we got back to my house, Jode looked at my full suspension Santa Cruz and thought... maybe I can ride that. Welll, I'm quite a bit taller than Jody, but the frame isnt that big on that bike so we thought we might be able to work it. Lowering the seat, moving it forward and making some other adjustments made it tolerable, so off we went - not ideal, but at least we'd be riding!

We hit the grocery store, packed up the Vanagon and off we went. We arrived in time to set up camp, visit the bike shop (a must on every mountain biking trip!) and cooked dinner. We had GREAT camp food each night - pizza in the camp oven, veggie burgers with fresh tomato and avacado, etc. yum! The next day (Fri) we headed off to the Kokopelli section of trails. We started off on Rustler's to warm up and see what adjustments might be needed to the bike. Good thing, it was not shifting at all! A few turns on the derailleur screw and it was better and ride able. This loop is super fun - fast and flowy and a great 4 mile warm up. We then started the climb up Mary's and connected to Horsethief. Horsethief is an awesome trail that will test your technical skills with lots of rocky descents and ledgey drops (not too big!), it was super fun. Then we climbed back out and onto Mary's to finish the rest of the loop. The weather was perfect - 60s and sunny.

The next day we went over to the 18 Road section of trails. We road Prime Cut and part of Frontside, then cruised a sweet ride down Kessler's run - swoopy and fast - absolutely a blast. Jody opted out of John's Ridge as the steep drop off the top made her leary due to the fact that she was a bit uncomfortable on my bike because she couldnt get back off the seat that well, plus the days riding yesterday made for some weary legs. We decided we would take the time and drive to Moab instead of stay in Fruita another day.

Moab gave us rain. We were rained out that afternoon and so wandered the town and had dinner. The next day it was raining again when we woke up, but soon cleared a blue sky hole just big enough for us to get in a quick ride on Klondike Bluffs. This is a short but sweet trail that I new Jody would love, and she did. Great fun! Afterward, we headed back to SLC, with hopes of riding Park City the next day. Rain, rain and more rain. BUT, as I type this, the sky is blue and the clouds are dispersing... good Karma? I would say yes!