| I love to get on my motorcycle and ride. If I have a | | | | trappers loop, which is very close to the top of east |
| week or just a couple of hours I can't seem to get | | | | canyon as described in the previous section, take |
| enough of the wind, the sun, the sound's, the smells, | | | | highway 39 up Ogden canyon, or take highway 162 up |
| and the bugs. Utah offers many different opportunities | | | | over north Ogden canyon. As a side note Highway, |
| from the steep windy mountain roads, to the flat open | | | | 162, 39, and 167 can also be combined for a nice |
| desert highways, to the scenic beauty of our many | | | | shorter day ride to get out of the valleys and make a |
| national parks. The terrain is vast and varied, and the | | | | few turns. Once you get to the Highway 39 an head |
| highways plentiful. | | | | east on the Monte Cristoe road you are ion for a treat. |
| The Mountains of northern Utah are some of my | | | | This is a long slow windy climb that lasts for miles and |
| favorite places to ride. The Wasatch mountain range | | | | miles. The road eventually ends in Woodruff UT. Which |
| runs north to south covering almost all of the northern | | | | is a tiny little one gas station town near the border of |
| and eastern sections of Utah. From Salt Lake city | | | | Utah and Wyoming. From here you can go south on |
| there are many small canyon roads that lead out of | | | | Highway 16, to Evanston, WY and then south and |
| the city and into the mountains. These allow you to | | | | west on I-80 towards Salt Lake City. The longer and |
| climb from the valley floor of 4500 feet above sea | | | | more scenic ride is to go North on Highway 16 to |
| level to 9,000 feet above sea level in as few as 30 | | | | Highway 30 and then West into the Bear Lake valley. |
| miles. The roads wind up and out of the valley floor | | | | Once you get to Garden city a raspberry milkshake |
| and through the mountains in almost all directions. | | | | and a big burger are a mandatory part of the trip. |
| Here I will describe a few of my favorite places to get | | | | From Garden city go west on Highway 89, through |
| away from Salt Lake City for a day ride. Most of | | | | Logan canyon. Once again this is a nice windy canyon |
| these rides are short enough for a good day trip. The | | | | full of flowers, tree, wildlife and is worth taking the |
| 2 ride that pass through Bear Lake are longer | | | | extra time to just tour along. Return to Salt Lake by |
| stretching past the 300 miles in a day rule I like to | | | | either 1-15 or if you want to try highway 89 it's a bit |
| follow. | | | | more relaxed north of Ogden. |
| East Canyon | | | | Logan Canyon. |
| East Canyon Highway 65, and 66 is a nice little ride. To | | | | As I mentioned above Highway 89 from Logan to |
| get to highway 65 take the Mountain Dell exit off I-80 | | | | Bear Lake is a very nice ride. One of my absolute |
| about 10 miles east of Salt Lake City, the road then | | | | favorites, I have probably driven this road a 1000 or |
| winds north and east about 50 miles up and over the | | | | more times, each one brings back a flood of |
| top of the mountain range and drops back down | | | | memories, or I happen to notice some new or a subtle |
| toward Morgan Utah. Highway 65 climbs up and over | | | | change to the landscape or road. To make a loop out |
| the mountain range following the ridge for a while then | | | | of this ride, when you get to Garden City, and after |
| dropping down past East canyon state park and past | | | | you have had the mandatory raspberry shake and |
| the reservoir. Here you can take either Highway 66, or | | | | burger, head north a to Ovid Idaho and then go left on |
| 65 to I-84. Highway 66 leads to Morgan, Utah. From | | | | Highway 36. This road will wind west and south back |
| Morgan you can loop back to Salt lake going east and | | | | over the mountain pass and down into Preston, Idaho. |
| back west down Parleys canyon on I-80 or you can | | | | From here follow highway 91 south back into Logan |
| go west down the canyon on I-84 into Ogden Utah | | | | and you have successfully enjoyed two canyon |
| and follow I-15 south to Salt Lake city. | | | | passes and a nice lunch to top it all off. |
| Monte Cristoe Road. | | | | That sums up a few of the nice canyon turning rides |
| This a yet another very nice ride. This ride is longer | | | | around Salt Lake City. It certainly is not all the roads |
| and can be combined with two or three other rides to | | | | available, It is basically a the fun roads north of I-80 in |
| make a full day of touring. Monte Cristoe Road is | | | | Northern Utah. For more nice day rides in southern and |
| Highway 39 and starts at the east end of the | | | | central Utah stay tuned or check my website for |
| Huntsville Utah valley. To get there you have three | | | | more information. as always Ride-Safe. |
| options, from the south take Highway 167 over | | | | |