{"id":2809,"date":"2021-08-26T13:17:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2021-08-26T13:17:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T21:17:06","slug":"roadtrip-part-2-north-rim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2809","title":{"rendered":"Roadtrip Part 2 – North Rim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The August Roadtrip continues on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. My longtime buddy Bill O’Neil joined us on the segment of the trip arriving a couple of hours after we setup camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 8 – The Morning Cup of Joe. The Rainbow Rim Trail three feet behind me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 8 – We rode the Rainbow Rim Trail from Locust Point to Parisswapitts Point as an Out-And-Back. On our way back, at the best downhill section I had a pretty castistrophic tire slash. Somehow I got 1.5″ slash in side of the tire. I was able to boot the tire with duct tape, but it did not last. I ended up bailing and letting Bill drive back and pick me up near Fence Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 9 – Day trip to OTE Hurricane Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 9 was an side trip to Hurricane Utah to get a new tire. Hats off to Quentin an the fellows at Over The Edge Hurricane for getting me taken care of and back rolling. I also bought a spare tire so should such a thing happen again I won’t have to make another unscheduled day trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 10 – Rainbow Rim Locust to Timp OAB. Thunderstorms were the start of the show!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 10 – The Rainbow Rim Trail from Locust Point to Timp Point and back. Nichol had to roll out and go back to adulting so Bill and I were left to our methods of mayhem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 11 – Another segment of the AZT in the books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 11 – The Arizona Trail. Telephone Hill to Highway 89A. Boy did we thread the needle with a weather window. We got sprinkled on a little on the ride, but not one minute after we got in the truck at the far end did the skies shutdown and pounding began. On our way back to camp we thought there was snow on the ground but it was piled up hail. Crazy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 12 – Basecamp near Navajo Lake established. Elevation 9,150 feet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Day 12 – Moved to Navajo Lake. The forest service roads getting off the north rim held up well from the storms. While not terribly far of a drive, between some admin tasks like tear down, dumping tanks, getting more fresh water and setting up and the new location it took up the bulk of the day. A good rest day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Utah Adventure starts!<\/p>\n

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