Traveling Woodpecker

United States / 2021

October 11–16, 2021 · Guided dirt bike tour

Moab Off-Road

Four days on KTM dirt bikes on the trails around Moab with a local guide, including Onion Creek and Chicken Run: slickrock and red-rock canyons, hoodoos and mesas, the snowy La Sal Mountains, and Castle Valley.

riding days
4
state
1

Trails ridden

Onion Creek, Chicken Run

Arrive · Mon, Oct 11

Moab

A short flight into Canyonlands Field and into Moab.

Arriving at Canyonlands Field
Arriving at Canyonlands Field
The hotel in Moab
The hotel in Moab

Day 1 · Tue, Oct 12

Red-rock canyons south of Moab

The first day on the dirt bikes, through canyons and past hoodoos south of town.

Into the canyon
Into the canyon
A balanced hoodoo
A balanced hoodoo
Riding the red rock
Riding the red rock
Sandstone towers
Sandstone towers
A break in the canyon
A break in the canyon
Ready to ride
Ready to ride
Moab Tour Company, Moab
Moab Tour Company, Moab
A vintage Mercedes overlander from Germany, parked in Moab
A vintage Mercedes overlander from Germany, parked in Moab

Day 2 · Wed, Oct 13

Onion Creek, Castle Valley and the La Sals

Up Onion Creek past the Fisher Towers, out to Castle Valley and into the La Sal Mountains, with fresh snow in the trees.

Onion Creek
Onion Creek
Red-rock walls
Red-rock walls
Down the canyon
Down the canyon
Climbing out
Climbing out
Above Castle Valley
Above Castle Valley
Snow in the La Sal Mountains
Snow in the La Sal Mountains
Castleton Tower
Castleton Tower
Dinner in Moab
Dinner in Moab

Day 3 · Thu, Oct 14

Spires and slickrock

West of town past red spires and out to the canyon rim.

A red-rock spire
A red-rock spire
Under the spire
Under the spire
A rocky climb
A rocky climb
On the canyon rim
On the canyon rim
Under an overhang
Under an overhang
Fins and towers
Fins and towers

Day 4 · Fri, Oct 15

The last ride

A final morning on the trails, from snowy forest roads back down to the desert.

Snow on the forest road
Snow on the forest road
Red dirt and mesas
Red dirt and mesas
Our guide, Dave Lohner of Moab Moto Tours
Our guide, Dave Lohner of Moab Moto Tours
A break on the trail with Dave Lohner
A break on the trail with Dave Lohner
Following through the snow
Following through the snow

After the ride · Sat, Oct 16

Las Vegas

Resorts World, Las Vegas
Resorts World, Las Vegas
The chandelier globe at Resorts World
The chandelier globe at Resorts World