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Sun, Sep 20, 2015

Running Miles	Swimming Yards	Bike Miles
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AM - 10 miles w/ Andrea. Similar to yesterday... another big loop around the park - Pyramid + Big Chief + Crossroads + Prickly Pear + Raven Roll.

PM - Mountain biking on the trails just off Hwy 313 - Ramblin and Rocky Tops. This loop was a blue-black, which is about the top end of my mountain biking ability. Type 1.5 fun.

We had a weekend that exceeded expectations at Dead Horse Point State Park. The new yurts are downright luxurious and perfectly situated at a junction along the Intrepid trail system. The "bike" trails in the park are probably our (new) favorites for running in the entire Moab area. It's all flowy singletrack (mostly dirt with slickrock mixed in) and every trail is well-defined and runnable. You can do loops from 3 to 14+ miles. Fantastic views up along the plateau towards Arches, Canyonlands, etc. I think we will be repeating this trip annually.

I'll post a few more photos in a couple days. I have some better ones.

Comments

From SlowJoe on Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 17:06:35 from 107.77.100.27

Wow. And I already showed the best of SA...you win

From Amiee on Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 17:33:40 from 155.98.164.36

Luxurious! I wanna see better photos NOW!

From Jake K on Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 22:27:26 from 159.212.71.25

Here's a better photo of the inside of the yurt ;-)

https://goo.gl/gWFaof

From allie on Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 22:31:01 from 24.99.46.55

blue skies...nothing but blue skies

i'm with amiee, i want to see better pics now. i'll snap a few at the MARTA station and we can compare scenery.

From Jon on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 02:21:47 from 107.203.52.135

wow

From DaleG on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 15:46:11 from 66.135.12.187

Hey Jake, We've been going there for years and I had no idea they had yurts in Dead Horse Point State Park. Very cool. I need to check that out.

From Jake K on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 15:54:34 from 159.212.71.199

I think they just opened them up last year. They are near the park entrance where the group campsite used to be.

From DaleG on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 16:08:24 from 66.135.12.187

Thanks Jake, I think that would be a fun weekend getaway for my family.

From Jake K on Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 16:12:20 from 159.212.71.199

Yeah they are great. There is good information on the park's website. I think you have to plan ahead and book them early. I took a chance and reserved this back in May.

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