utah road info.

[Brad Blackburn]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, garalpar@w... wrote:

> Hi, Has anybody traveled on hole in the rock rd. south of

Escalante to

> the hole in the rock? What`s it like in the first week of june? Is

it I road part of Hole In Rock in September. From Escalante to 25 Mile Wash turn off, the road was being graded and in pretty good condition with only average washboard.I turned off at 25 Mile Wash and then had to park the truck (at 25 mile wash) because the road was washed out, the ranger at had warned me he had heard it was washed out. Unloaded the bike (XT350) and continued on through the washout to a hike I wanted to do. Iffy weather made me abort the hike about an hour later. I loaded the bike back in my truck and drove to "Cat Well" where I unloaded again since the washboard was getting to be too much for the truck. Between here and Dance Hall Rock was probably the worst washboard I've experienced in Utah. After that some of the washes had fresh mud and water along with ominous looking clouds towards Lake Powell. It was getting late in the day and until a car passed me I was the only one who had been through the fresh muddy washes since the earlier rain. I was concerned about the weather and decided to abort the trip since I had no camping gear and didn't want to get stranded by a flash flood. Hopefully the road will be graded by next year Notom is now paved for for the first several (7?) miles. It was in good enough condition for me to tow my pop-up down near Sandy Ranch, where I ended up camping. Washboard was minimal and probably not even noticed on a bike. Spent the next morning riding my bike in the Henry's. Heat: Last year I did the White Rim Trail in early July. One suggestion is to start your ride before sunrise which is what I did. You can probably get in about 5 hours of riding before the heat becomes unpleasant.