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No shit. The roll cage was moved sideways about 24" or so, but the welds held. Axles were broke and the pile of parts didn't look anything like a UTV.

Yeah, he was up on a trail above the trail that I was on and came rolling down the hillside. The last 75 feet or so was all free fall. Fucked that UTV up!

Update on the UTV crash that I saw: https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/vehicle-with-six-inside-plunges-300-feet-off-mountain-road-in-colorado/article_8d01cb38-f9d2-11ea-93d1-0789d261a6cf.html?fbclid=IwAR1m2agJW1Nc7KSJpnsjQ2TiqCGDGgADFG19Vy6H-EZleNhYRikjAUNhk5M Hopefully you guys can access it from Europe.

I like this pic - the best part is the road trailing off into the distance. Taken around 6:30 AM when the Sun was just coming up so the lighting is kinda cool, too.

If @Pedro is gonna goad me into it, here's my submission......

I rode Gateway Canyon twice - once going fast and once to take pics. Should have done it a third time!?

Definitely the last trip with overnights out. Might get in some day rides here and there but nothing worth posting about.

That's it. I got back on the freeway and blasted the last 300+ miles for home. Made just before dark and in time for dinner. Doesn't get much better than that. Until next time...

Rule #1 when riding in the American West; get fuel when you can, not when you have to....

Tinfoil hat people think these drawings are of men from outer space....

Checked out some petroglyphs - made somewhere between 6,000-1,000 B.C. (quite a range) by the ancient Indians of the area. Amazing that they still survive....

Almost into Moab now - saw a few cars and bicyclists so time to slow down....

Onward....

You can't imagine the fun I had on this road; cool air, alone and zooming along taking pics. Was so glad I wasn't there when that small rock decided to fall and cross the road...

Zoom zoom...

Welcome to Planet Mars. They could have made the road pretty straight, but looks as if they went outta their way to make it curvy. So thanks for that...

50 miles long, great scenery (when the smoke isn't in the air) and a road as smooth as can be...

..and then we drop into the canyons of my all time favorite road in the USA. No one really uses this road as it doesn't go anywhere - I think it's cool enough top be come a National Park. If people knew it was here , they'd flock to it...

The cool part about Utah is that there is absolutely no one out here - barren landscape with lots of nothing for miles and miles. Lots of wild fire smoke though...

Got out in the boonies and the real fun began...

On Friday morning , I left the hotel in the dark as it was gonna be a long day. Caught the sun rising while at a truck stop getting fuel in Utah..

Trainyard for the Durango to Silverton train ride - see: https://www.durangotrain.com/

They were used to haul the mail and supplies to remote mining towns that had few roads to them, but had tracks from mining operations. Most of these places still don't have paved roads - just dirt / rock roads. But they're mostly empty and no one goes there anyway.

Made it to the Marriott in Grand Junction for the night. Currently waiting on the Sun to come up so I can head to Moab and then home today. Gonna be a long ride today -500+ miles - but some good pics to come.

Hope ya like rock pics....