For the third straight summer, I rode from Los Angeles to our horse ranch in the Tetons, near Grand Teton National Park. As ever, I avoided all interstates and sought out the secondary roads that take a rider to some of the most beautiful regions of the American West.
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The Narrows – Zion N.P.
For the third time in the past ten years, I made the hike down the Virgin River and through the entirety of The Narrows in Zion National Park.
Including a day hike up Kolob Canyon, my friend and I traveled about 20 miles in and along the river. Hiking in the 51 degree water for that distance can be a real challenge, but the levels aren’t overly high this time of year and November in Zion always promises the beauty of glorious autumnal colors.
Great American West, Revisited
For the second year in a row, I decided to ride a naked bike from Los Angeles to the Tetons and back again. I cunningly waited for my wife to go to work before stealing her new Yamaha SR400 for the trip, and was safely in Ridgecrest before she’d found out.