Heading to MOAB!!!!

Well, tomorrow Tobias and I are taking off to Moab UT, which is known as one of the best mountain biking destinations in the US, if not THE BEST (EDIT: postponing the trip a couple days).  It's only 4 hours away which is nice, so we'll be able to ride tomorrow afternoon for sure.  The weather will be a little on the hot side, mid 80's which will feel like 100 because all of the rock and no shade, but if we don't go now we'd have to wait until fall.  

Took a drive around SLC today visiting bike shops.  The city is very packed in.  Small yards, tons of shops and restaurants, and people out everywhere.  One really nice thing about SLC is how the people are geared towards being outside and enjoying nature.  You see people riding their bikes all the time, and not just for leisure.  Many people ride to work, to stores, or out for lunch.  The atmosphere is also a lot more laid back and it shows in the way people talk to you.  So far I like it a lot more than the environment back in the midwest.  Another example; when people get off of work they rush home to head right back out the door to go cycling, rock climbing, hiking, skiing, anything to do with being active and outside.  Exactly the type of lifestyle I was looking for.  I can now see why Toby likes it here so much.

So after Moab I'm going to start camping here and there.  Not sure where the next trip is going to be.  The weather here is perfect right now so we may stick around and hit up the trails around here before it gets too hot.  Once mid June comes around, Toby has to start working again and I will plan a few week long trips to some other well known mtb areas.  Will keep you updated!