Other travelers? Moab/Zion/Flagstaff/Monument Valley - Mid April through Early May
 

Hi all! This is a relatively "tame" trip compared to what most here are doing, but the timing (spring) should be perfect for good weather and great views.

Looking for another rider or multiple, to come along on this trip- found out the hard way, long rides are just much, much better with company. Go a little crazy. Start talking to the helmet for hours as the miles roll by... ;)

Timing and destination is flexible, somewhere from mid-April to mid-May, through much of Utah. Currently, my plan is to pick about 6 major stops, and camp/stay at each for about 2-3 days while exploring the nearby area via road/hike. Then, on to the next. 2-3weeks time, total.

My wife and I completed a 16,000 mile, 3 month trip around the US last year, so we aren't entirely new to this, though certainly not veterans. We are happy to join up with any skill/experience levels. We'd love to learn from others, or pass on what little we have learned so far, to others :)

We do travel cheap- camping, couchsurfing (best option!), parking on friendly people's lawns when available...AirBnB in emergencies. I probably don't have to mention this here, ha, but we won't be doing hotels/etc if we can help it.

If this trip sounds interesting to anyone, please let me know, really hoping to find others to travel with! We have lots of reviews on couchsurfing, and you can dig through our old trip files too, if you'd like to check on who we are/etc :)

Couchsurfing profile: https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/5578079/profile
US Trip: http://www.facebook.com/3monthsand2wheels

Best,
Gabe/Ka

I'm heading to S Ut and N Az in June, how was your trip and any suggestions?

Hey! Our trip is ongoing, great so far. A bit cold though! We took our Scion XB, towing a trailer with the bikes. Some good, some bad there:

Good:
-Sleeping in the back of the XB is great! We fold down the seats, lay out pads and such, it's like having our own cabin. Suck on that, bad weather! :D
-Great MPG, about 25 to 35 depending on road/elevation/speed/etc.

Bad: really just one thing, pulling the trailer becomes a pain through bumpy, nasty roads. The car does fine, and the trailer so far has been fine, but it's nerve-wracking to watch/listen to it whanging around back there. In the future, I think I'd try a pickup truck instead.

Moab was GREAT. Are you a first-timer, or veteren? This was our first time on dirt, and my wife's first time ever on a bike at all. We did Gemini Bridges first, and the cliffs + steep downs + rocky bits were scary for my wife, and for me watching, ha. We found that "Mineral Point" was an awesome ride, no cliffs but lots of fairly technical stuff to have fun and learn on. "Long Canyon" was beautiful, but the "Pucker Pass" portion was so eroded it was nearly impossible to make it back up. I took her bike (a youth CRF70) up and had fun, but it was challenging. My bike, a street-oriented little CB125 clone, was nasty. Did it mostly by luck and lots of pushing.

Oh, pro-tip! Gemini Bridges parking is $5 per night. Cheapest. Camping. Ever. If you don't mind a big gravel lot with cars going by. Eh, I'm a light sleeper and did fine.

Lots and lots of free BLM camping, actually. Just gotta look around. We only ever found them by accident.

Bryce, where we are now, is beautiful, but far fewer amnenities. Also, it's all owned by Ruby's Inn, which means all you get is nasty tourist food at triple price. We ended up driving all the way to Panguitch for a proper meal, "Big Fish Inn" I think it was called. Awesome burgers. Very important :D

At Bryce, just park and take the free shuttles. Great method, glad we did that.

Hope that helps in some way, bug me here in a few weeks to remind me to post the full story and info, once we are done! :)