Spring Break 2015 - 18 Road and the Trail Through Time

Thursday morning, 9 a.m, give or take an hour, we arrived at the desert trails of 18 Road; our second visit this trip. Being very close to the Highline State Park Oasis of Green Grass and Trees, we could spend the day riding here without having to drive many miles, and we knew Luca would enjoy Kessel Run and PBR.

We rode Kessel Run first, and then PBR, but none of us can remember now whether we did a third run that day or not. What we do remember is that the temperature was dropping and the wind was getting really strong, and we decided against trying to ride Joe's Ridge because we thought we'd blow off the ridge.

After the ride and some lunch back at the campsite we took a drive over to the Trail Through Time, which just north of I-70 in near the Utah border where we'd ridden the Western Rim Trail a few days before. Dinosaur bones can be found here.

If you were wondering if you could do a week long biking and camping trip with five people in a Nissan Armada, the answer is "Yes."

When we got back to the campsite, a little before dark, the wind was blowing so strong and cold, that we decided it would be a lot more fun to go into Fruita to get pizza at the Hot Tomato, rather than trying to cook at the campsite. The pizza was awesome.