Fall Foliage Tour - Central Utah
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at 9:46 am by rhino
This is my absolute favorite time of year to ride! The air is crisp, the roads are less crowded and the colors in the trees are unbelievable. I spent a long weekend riding in my favorite part of Utah. For those of you who live in a temperate climate that doesn’t produce the best of the 4 seasons, Autumn, you have my sympathy. There’s nothing quite like a spirited street ride through a gauntlet of red, green and gold on a ribbon of convoluted asphalt.
Sport Riding Perfection
Some poignent moments from the tour:
Creating a wake of blowing aspen leaves
Colors in the trees so vivid that it makes it hard to watch the road
Can you say YELLOW!
Lightning, thunder and dodging a quickie thunderstorm on top of a mountain
Wild Weather on the Mountain Top
Connecting a set of perfect twisties on a deserted road
Get 'er leant reet o'er
And sharing it with your favorite riding buddy
BFF
Taking a GSXR 750 all the way to 14,000 RPMs for a couple gears
A red pickup truck with camper that we could barely shake, even in the tight stuff
Pavement that is so grippy, nary a twitch makes it’s way to the faithful butt-o-meter
Sensory Saturation
Passing 37 cars in a 5 mile stretch because Mr. Winnebago just can’t bring himself to pull over, despite driving well under the posted speed limit
Burger and fries at a “Mom and Pop” in a town so small they set-up a dummy in a cop car to slow down the tourists
BMW riders whining about the lack of comfort, complexity and cost of their mounts
Chilly mornings and warm afternoons that reminds your senses, temperature variation is invigorating
Some LESS than stellar moments from the tour:
Way too many cows and their pies from the cowboys bringing their doggies down the mountain for Winter
Rain and wet roads just as your favorite turns arrive, then getting passed by a guy wearing 20 year old leathers and a bike not much younger
Tar strips on your favorite road
Weather that limits your road selection
Rocks kicked up by your partner that chips your $75 Arai mirrored sheild
Just enough deer, despite hunting season, that keep you guessing around every turn
Wet leaves on the road
Sightseeing car and RV drivers that don’t feel the need to let you know when they are going to suddenly stop/pull-off/pull-on/u-turn
The last of the season bugs still manage to impale themselves on your bike and facesheild
Other friends who couldn’t make it
The yin/yang of this kind of trip just makes the highs seem that much higher!
Rhino
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What are seasons? We have the sunny season and the temp changes a little, but thats it.
Nice shots. I rode in the Michigan fall seasons when I lived there. Not for sport as MI roads such and the terrain is flat. But it was cool nonetheless.