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This trip is the result of a few guys with some vacation time to use and a desire to get out and play in the great outdoors. Our plan was to ride through the majority of the Utah and Colorado BDR(Back Country Discovery Routes) over a week or so at the end of September. As with all things the best laid plans never stay that way, and our plans were a bit more a of a loose idea of a trip. However with all the unplanned events and some flexibility we all had a great time, even if we missed out on some of the stuff we planned to see. The cast Orbel Dusty Roland Ken So we started off with 4, at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday September 27th. The changes start now, as the Starbucks we had intended to meet at was closed for remodeling resulting in horror, shock, and a lack of caffeine for this early on a Sunday. We overcame and made it to the Grand Canyon for lunch time. While the McDonalds left something to be desired in quality it did fill our bellies so we could bypass the actual park via Forest Service road 302. This dumped us out on Hwy 64 heading East from the park. By now the temperature is climbing and we make our way towards Monument Valley in the Navajo Nation. The campground in the Navajo Monument is where we setup camp, although a bit unusual for campground setups it worked out fine. As a plus the nice soft sand was great for sleeping, although it is a dry campground and restraint, so if you go ensure you plan accordingly!!

Then we started up the BDR, with some great 2 track not very far in. Other than a couple gates that were strung a bit tight the 2 track flowed great and it was really hard to remember we were on loaded 1200cc bikes with all our gear and not rip into it and slide around corners/jump over waterbars! No good pics of the 2 track though, I was having too much fun. The leaves were all turning in the area making for some great shots, and views with so much color, but this was only a hint of what the Rockies had for us over the trip. Then just as we were heading over the last pass and into Telluride, CO for the night disaster struck one of our bikes! [/img] Fortunately we had all the tools and skills needed to diagnose the problem, but we didn’t have the part we needed With 7 miles to the pavement we were able to help Orbel get over the pass, then coast down the hill on his own after removing the shaft With the assistance of a nice group of sideXside owners we got a lift into town where we would wait a few days for the part we needed so we could all continue the trip as a group. The rest of us road into Telluride where we setup camp in the city campground within walking distance of the downtown area. This was a great place to spend a few days waiting on parts.

This was also the night of the blood moon, that attracted photographers from all over, and after witnessing it I can see why!! Our small camera’s don’t do this justice, but you get the idea After a good night’s sleep, we woke to one of the best sunrises After packing up we hit the road, with the intention of running into Colorado and starting up the BDR from Dolores http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z175/svsbiker/UT%20CO%20BDR%20run%202015/DSCN2104_zps5kd8paba.jpg[/img A quick stop in Mexican Hat for breakfast and fuel we continued on into Colorado