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