Awwww... yeah! I'm still basking in the afterglow of the sweet, sweet mountain biking of Fruita and Grand Junction in western Colorado. Paul R, Eric, Jody and I hit up the best trails on our short visit from the classic book cliff rides (fast, zippy singletrack with huge hills and narrow ridges), the technically challenging Kokopelli trail area (big step ups, exposed off-camber technical sections close to canyon rims) and my favorite ride of the adventure, the Ribbon outside of Grand Junction (more on that in a minute).
By the way, this video isn't from our trip but it's one of the sections we rode on the Zippity trail!
Back to the Ribbon--this was the only trail that was new to me in the area and I'd say it's my favorite. It's a 6 hour epic that starts in the rolling benonite hills and drops into swirling slot canyons. The eponymous ribbon begins as a 6 foot wide swath of slickrock that gradually climbs and grows into an enormous mesa of slickrock high above the city of Grand Junction. Here's a huge video if you have a few minutes and want to check out the Ribbon in all its glory. Good times...
