"It's your weekend, you decide."

Back in the last weekend of April I ventured to Moab for my friend Rob's bachelor party. Basically, it was a blast! We spent the whole weekend mountain biking the sweet trails of Moab! We tried to go to Fruita, CO, but all the camping spots were full by the time we got there due to the Fat Tire festival that was going on that weekend. So, we continued on down the road to Moab.
Moab is basically the mecca of mountain biking. There are an amazing amount of really sweet trails. The first day we rode the Klondike Bluffs trail which is a good intro to moab riding. It has sand and slickrock and dirt riding. It is an out and back to the border of arches national park and has several dinosaur tracks on display in the slick rock. On our way back to the car we decided to ride some of the baby steps trail as well to get some more time in the saddle. This trail had one cool climb up a slick rock slope, but that was about it.
The second day Rob, Hughes and I got up early and rode the famous "Slickrock" trail as fast as we could. This trail is amazing. It is almost entirely on slickrock (which is sandstone that gives you an insane amount of traction) with a few sand crossings. It involves many really steep climbs and decents along the way with plenty of technical riding to keep your guard up. It took us about an hour and 14 minutes to complete the ~10 mile loop and then we hopped in the car and raced home. It was a great trip!