October 2009

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Oct 23, 2009

Ever Seen a Blaze Of Glory??

Here is a literal "blaze of glory". These atv's are decked out in full blazing glory, ready to go blaze a trail and show their american pride. Not bad eh? I have yet to see any dirt bike graphics of this nature, although I'm sure these could be retro fitted. There were some called "stars and stripes"..some of these are kind of overkill depending on your personal style and/or needs, but I couldn't resist at least posting these up. American pride with a bit of attitude for your ride! These particular graphics are made by Invision Powersports.

DRZ-110, Yamha TTR 110 and Revo 3.3 in Caineville!

We had a blast with the RC truck in Caineville. The truck ran like a scalded dog down south climbing darn near everything. It's durable as heck too. This footage doesn't do either justice. Most of this footage was taken near our camp on the nearby hills and rocks. This slow motion footage really shows the capabilities of the suspension and 4 wheel drive etc. I threw in some dirt biking vids of the kids near camp as well, pretty impresive! Check it out! It's just flat out fun!

Caineville / Swingarm City Video Footage!

Check out this footage from our trip. You can really get creative in Caineville since it's all open riding. We rode canyons, ridges, hill climbs and jumps. It's a great place for the family to get out for some camping and fun. It was fun to see the boys conquer this wash trail. They helped each other out when the going got tough and worked together to make it to the end. Good times, good food, good riding, and great evenings around the camp fire!

Caineville / Swingarm City Oct 2009

After a few days at White Wash Dunes, we headed over to Caineville for a couple days. It takes a little over an hour to make the trip after you reach the highway. The riding here is much different and it's really hard for us to say what we like most, but we wouldn't want to be without either one! The soil at Caineville consists mainly of clay. It can get close to the consistency of sand in some areas, but the clay like soil can get downright hard too. Even though there is this wide range, most of the riding is somewhere in the middle and allows you to hook up really well, but still give a little. There is anything from insane hill climbs to huge jumps, narrow ridge trails, to narrow canyon rides. It's a shame so much was closed down, it really limits the longer desert type rides that you might find in the Moab / Green River area. The scenery is breathtaking if your a dirt biker, but it doesn't change much and it takes a certain type to see the beauty here. When we left White Wash Dunes, there were probably close to 40 or 50 people, but at Caineville only a handful on part of the day Saturday, then we had the place to ourselves. There is just something special to us about this place since we have so many memories here, it's really where our boys learned to ride, and we had a blast again this time! Here's a little taste of some of the riding we did. I'll be posting up some video footage later. Enjoy!

Dirt Biking Ten Mile Canyon, Near Moab Utah

Among the many trails near White Wash Sand Dunes, Ten Mile Canyon is the one that I hadn't done that I've wanted to do the most. We've started down this trail a couple times with the rock buggy, but it quickly narrows to the point where trail damage would occur in order for us to continue, making it impossible for a bigger rig to navigate. This trail starts at dripping spring and ends at the Green River. The green line on the map below is roughly how far you can get before it narrows. The trail consists of sand, slickrock, and wash bottom, but be prepared for a lot of sand! This time down the sand was very soft and deep. The sand really started to wear on us by the time we started to head back up the wash, but it was incredibly fun nonetheless. A 2 gallon tank is really pushing it to finish the trail from White Wash Dunes, and a 3 gallon is a safe bet. Earlier in the year, you'll tend to find more water in the wash and possibly better sand conditions. The trail starts with primarily soft sand and has a fun slickrock section towards the middle requiring some technical riding, then turns to a more solid greener wash bottom as it nears the river. Towards the end we had to pick our way through the brush in order to reach the river since the wash turned to thick mud. This map above and to the right shows the trail with gps points along the way. The map to the left is a more complete trail map of the area. It is an older map so pay attention to any recent closures as you ride and be sure to stay on designated trails. "The Luge", as our group was calling it, it another really fun trail in the area. I think it might be called dead cow wash on this trail map. Here's some video footage of the ten mile canyon trail along with a few pics!

Below are some pictures of the kids riding around near our camp at White Wash Dunes. The kids really had a great time riding together, and for our kids the track-like trail in the lower parking area made for hours of fun!