I am planning a family vacation in Southwest USA in June and July of this year. I will be driving down from Canada in my old Volkswagen Westfalia van and my family will be flying down to Las Vegas about 2 weeks later at the end of June for our California road trip. Since I will be driving down by myself, I should have about a week and a half to myself to drive from Boulder, Colorado then to Moab and finally to Las Vegas. I plan on visiting the canyons and National Parks in Utah and will be bringing my mountain bike along. Planned stops include Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion. I would like to get at least a day or two of mountain biking during this time and also plan to do some hiking and some photgraphy.
Any suggestions as to the best places to ride? I have a hardtail 29er and I am an intermediate biker so I'm not looking for anything too hard but I do occasionally go to our local downhill mountain to ride the easy and intermediate trails. I'm also not too bad at climbing when in cross-country mode. What I really like are fast flowing trails with really nice scenery. Kingdom trails in Vermont is my idea of a perfect mountain bike spot.
Once we finish our California trip we will be heading back home with the van probably taking the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. Since my son also rides (mostly light downhill), I was thinking of stopping for a half-day ride in either Gunnison or Crested Butte.
I am also still debating whether I should bring my bike along or if I should simply rent one when needed.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Any suggestions as to the best places to ride? I have a hardtail 29er and I am an intermediate biker so I'm not looking for anything too hard but I do occasionally go to our local downhill mountain to ride the easy and intermediate trails. I'm also not too bad at climbing when in cross-country mode. What I really like are fast flowing trails with really nice scenery. Kingdom trails in Vermont is my idea of a perfect mountain bike spot.
Once we finish our California trip we will be heading back home with the van probably taking the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado. Since my son also rides (mostly light downhill), I was thinking of stopping for a half-day ride in either Gunnison or Crested Butte.
I am also still debating whether I should bring my bike along or if I should simply rent one when needed.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.