im looking out the window and it does look better than yesterday, skully and i spent the day in the canyon, and i was glad i didnt bring the ibis cause it was epic up there yesterday, god i love springdale !!!! we went through the tunnel ( 1.1 miles long ) and to the other side towards mnt carmel, "I CANNOT BELIEVE" no one has ever ran a race through here, the road is amazing !
a dozen or so switchbacks and or turns get you to the entrance to the tunnel, i dont know the actual gain, but i would guess it to be about 1000, maybe 1200 feet. then when you get through the tunnel ( you have to make an arrangement to shuttle through because bikes are not allowed, i usually park at one of the turn outs before, go down, do the climb to my truck, go through, park at a turn out after, then ride out and back, ive also hitched through. ) its just one unbelieveable sight after another. i would say that another 1000 feet is gained to the ranger station, but i havent left the park yet, thats the plan today, im still eyeing the horizon.
it was so fun to hang with the skull , and it just wasnt a day to ride, we got rained on no less than 5 times, hailed on once, we got out and hiked up this big ass slick rock mountain, we went up the weeping rock trail, but there was a lot of snow still so we didnt make it to the top, and then we went into springdale and day dreamed about being able to find a place to live there. we drove around and looked at houses for sale, and it seems that you may not only need an arm and a leg to build in springdale but you will probably need an ear, two fingers, a couple of toes and a large chunk of ass!! it was a great day.... here skully skully skully>>>
