Porcupine Rim + LPS
 
 
As the storm approached Moab we decided to ride Porcupine Rim before we got weathered out. We took the Porcupine Shuttle up to LPS (Lower Porcupine Singletrack) which cut out the climbing on Porcupine Rim and added 3.5 miles of sweet singletrack. The singletrack and views are exceptional but very technical at times. This was an epic ride and we highly recommend it!
Moab 2007: Day 2
Rob and John ready to roll.
Loading up onto the shuttle.
Rob, John and Steve psyched up for the ride.
Our shuttle buddies from Denver and us enjoyed a 30-minute shuttle ride up the mountain.
Unloading in a drizzle at LPS.
Rob starts down LPS. Note the snowstorm in the background.
Rob rides through the pinyon pine forests on LPS.
Rob is loving it!
Steve takes in the awesome view of Castle Valley.
We barely got five minutes of riding in and we’re taking pictures left and right. It’s that beautiful!
Rob and Steve and Castle Valley in the distance.
John poses along the rim.
Rob and Steve loving the views.
Rob further down LPS.
Steve cruising along LPS.
Rob shooting video along the rim.
Looking back at Rob who is filming me.
Rob’s view of me.
After we join the Porcupine Rim Trail the trail widens for jeep travel and there are lots of rough spots.
Lower down the rocks disappear for a while and the pines get scarce.
Taking in the view and hoping it doesn’t rain.
A view looking back up the way we have descended.
A younger, crazier rider on a downhill bike hucks a five foot ledge...
And lands it!
Heading down toward the colorado River Canyon.
A panorama of the terrain as we keep descending toward the Colorado River.
The hill below the panorama to the left.
Rob pauses to take in the view.
Then the trail turned onto a large expanse of slickrock.
We pose for a group shot as it starts to rain a bit.
Rob rides the PRT as it gets sketchy with some major exposure on his right side.
As Steve calls out the line, Rob wisely decides it’s time to walk it.
Rob takes a break with the Colorado River gorge in the distance.
Rob cruises down Porcupine Rim.
Lower Porcupine Rim gets very rocky and technical in places with exposure.
Another view of the trail.
Just as we clear the lower rocky section Rob has chain problems again.
We pause to celebrate our successful descent of Porcupine Rim.
Rob in the pisser.
Steve refuels after finishing the trail and before we begin the six-mile road ride back into Moab.
John and Steve cleaning their bikes at the public bike stands at Poison Spider Bicycles.
Rob and Steve cleaning and lubing for tomorrow’s ride


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