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  1. Thanks for the great summaries! I just finished up two days riding as I passed thru Moab from Santa Fe back home to WA state. Was my first time riding there, and with your notes and comments from others I went with Navajo Rocks to start with (also a good choice as I stayed at a campground a few miles down the road). Felt good and started the east loop early morning.

    After about a mile, I realized that I didn’t really enjoy the slickrock riding. I kept going and did the full east loop, but had no interest in trying the west side. I can handle the bit of tech, and the punchy bits, it just… wasn’t fun. The views just about made it worth it.

    So for day two I headed up to Klonzo, which is also on the way out of town, so that helped in deciding. Driving in with my ProMaster van was okay, but the few hundred feet of sandy creek ‘road’ was a bit sketchy; kept the speed up and made it. As for the trails, that was the place to go for me. Loved it. Just a hint of slickrock sections here and there. And you’re right, Gravitron was a blast. Thought about trying Zoltar down to Houdini, but realized that was likely all slickrock, so stuck with your route and did the south side. Rollercoaster was quite fun, along with Topspin.

    Now on to Cave Lake at Ely tomorrow on my way home. Rode that one last year and loved it.

    I might stop in Moab again if I’m “passing thru”, but now I know that the slickrock stuff just isn’t worth it for me.

    1. Moab’s slickrock is definitely unique! And not for everyone. It’s good that you started with only one of the Navajo Rocks loop instead of committing to a bigger slickrock ride. I think Klonzo is way underrated – it’s one of my favorite networks in Moab. Glad you loved Gravitron!

  2. Thank you for this. However, I thought that e-bikes are allowed on the trails in Dead Horse Canyon State Park?

  3. Wow! I’m so glad I found your blog! This is so well-written with so much great info. Thank you! I’m in California and want to do some travel to the Southwest at some point. I’m curious … I’m actually in the market for a new bike right now and thought I’d ask for your input. I’m currently riding a 2012 Rocky Mountain Element 30 and it feels like all the bike I need to do the sort of riding I want to do – mostly cross country – some technical, no jumps or anything wild. But I’m looking for a lighter bike, so am considering bikes like the Juliana Wilder TR… do you think that would be an appropriate bike for the type of rides above and similar in Sedona? I was actually fine on my old GT hardtail until I started trying slightly harder (easy black diamond) trails. Anyway – so you are a coach – do you ever hold clinics in CA? I’d love to do a clinic with a woman instructor! Thank you – Jodi

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