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Show i! .1 &.v--v '?-'' C '----' I ... .... . .. ' " .... v v " - - -T' - . . ..; ' 1 - , - 1 J -' ' : : r";" '" -: A string of bikes makes its way slowly along a sandstone ridge overlooking over-looking the Colorado part of the fun enjoved by the new bike I 'Members of New Bike Club Brave Weather, I Cold Temperatures to Enjoy First Ride - Below freezing temperatures temper-atures and blizzard-liks 'onditions didn't stop the fiembers of Moab's new rail bike club from enjoy-fti? enjoy-fti? their first outing-. J 17 two-wheeled vehicles ' nd their riders gathered t the Dinosaur Tracks 'unday morning for their Jirst dub ride. Vice Pres. ient Bob Colelasure made few comments about the rganization's purposes pr.d rules on the trail, and 1 he group of local cyclists tarred up the switchbacks fading to Poison Spider esa. , Various brands and izes of trail bikes were epresented on the first ide from the mini-bike ize to the Honda 350, which was manaeed very well by Mrs. Mrs. C. A. Weaver, despite the wild terrain that had to be ridden. rid-den. The group enjoyed the views into the Colorado gorge above the ToUisli highway. They left the jeep trail about six miles from the Dinosaur Tracks. At this point the cyclists surmounted the extensive Xavajo sliekrock and rods sandstone knobs for the following three hours. Eid-ng Eid-ng such ridges reminded the cyclists of a roller, coaster trip. They visited a square-shaped depression depres-sion in the sandstone, the August Pool, wiiich fills to swimming capacity only on-ly in August. They then club. A large turnout of local bike enthusiasts rode the trails of Poison Spider Mesa Sunday on the club's first outing. followed a sliekreok route to the notable Little Win. dow, an arch high on the cliffs above the Totash Road which provides a 1.000 foot vertical view of the Colorado River and the opposite highway. The gruop ate lunch at the mouth of a huge cava containing a sand dune. Afterwards some of tho riders found it necessary to head back down tlm trail. Of those that remained, re-mained, five explored a new route to the back side of the sandstone knob visible vis-ible on the top skyline of cliffs directly west of Moab. The five riders found a sliekrock ledge at tho north end of the bald knob which brought them to a poeket valley. Looking over the ledge they saw tho Narrow Trail over 100 foet below. This is a narrow footpath used by cowboys of the past generation and by hikers wishing to gain access to Poison Spidvr Mesa from the Potash Road just downstrcai'i from the Fortal. The five cyclists parked park-ed their bikes on the ledgj and hiked the remaining 100 feet to the top of the knob, a bald sandstone peaklet to the right of what some Moab residents call "The Frog." Looking at it from the city streets it has the appearance of an obese mummy, 'he toc3 of which are the above-mentioned above-mentioned "Frog." The mummy-like mass of sandstone sand-stone north of the river's portal towers more than :!()0 feet above the river. Looking at Moab from that height is like being at the top of the Empire State Building. Families and indviduals joning the first bike club outing included the following: fol-lowing: Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weaver, Bill Stove, Don Taylor, Tex McClatchy, Mr. and Mrs. Albert La. rive, their three sons, Bol), Kelly and Bryan and a friend Scott Lund; Bob and Yvonne Colelasure, Leroy Snyder, Scott Wical, Russell Dunn. Corky Lo-veridge, Lo-veridge, and Warren Dom-enick. Dom-enick. Sunday's trip was considered con-sidered a success and a lot of fun. Prospective members should get in touch with President Andy Anderson. |