Moab Mountain Biking with Dave Toth (Sep 2007)

My neighbor, Dave Toth, offered to fly me to Moab (only 90 minutes away!) so that we could mountain bike the Porcupine Rim. When we got there, the shuttle driver strongly urged us to try the higher Hazard County trail that eventually connects down to upper Porcupine Rim. We biked continuously for over four hours, starting over 9,000' and dropping a vertical mile in 28 miles. It was grueling and rewarding. The views were outstanding!

Dave Toth and his awesome Cirrus plane. It has autopilot, a parachute for the whole plane, and cruises over 200 mph while getting the same gas mileage as my truck!












The Porcupine Rim (left) extends from the high country down to the Colorado River.















Our starting point--Warner Lake area aspens were peaking, and snow glazed the La Sals above the 10,000' level.













Me taking a break.







Video of Dave Toth landing us back home at dusk without a glitch!