A moto-camping trip with a dreary weather forecast of RAIN, RAIN, and MORE RAIN had my friend Whit and I second-guessing our plans. With the Canaan Mountain Bike Festival coinciding with our planned trip, we decided to load two more two-wheeled crafts onto the trailer & roof tray and head to Canaan Loop Road. We figured the rain would be less of a drag if we were on bicycles, and if the rain let up we'd still have the option of riding the motos.
To our surprise, the clouds rolled in and out, darkening the skies but never actually dropping on our heads!
On Saturday we took two trips from our campsite. The first was mainly gravel as we finished the rest of Canaan Loop Road.
Eventually, though, the gravel gave way to rock, decreasing from road-width to double-track.
Next, the deep, rock-strewn mud puddles appeared.
After that, the water crossings!
Once the Loop Road was complete, we returned to the campsite to spend some time cooling off in the North Fork Red Run with [my dog] Ruprecht.
A short break to change into dry socks and we were off again - this time with the asphalt twisties on our radar.
The roads surrounding Davis & Thomas are great. Our smiles increased at each warning sign, advising drivers that the maximum speed of the upcoming corner would be 20mph, 15mph, 10mph, and even 5mph!
The only downside was when the road decreased in width to require us to creep around any blind corners, knowing full well that many of the locals claim the entire width of the road.
On Sunday, we struck camp and headed into town where we met our friend Bryan for breakfast at Milo's. After fueling our bodies, we set off to ride some of the Camp 70 trails.
Although I couldn't convince them to attempt the Moon Hoodoo Rocks climb, we still had plenty of riding at our fingertips.
After a few soggy miles, we strapped the bikes back onto our rig and set home with the goal of returning Whit to his house as close to 5pm as possible.
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