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