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Day 55 & 56
From Manti to Ferron, Utah.
To get to Ferron from Manti we have to go over the Wasatch plateau again. We decide to
tackle trail No3 once more. Just as steep as it was the other day, it is now the engines
turn to get a solid work-out! In LOW GEAR, the quad spins and goes from left to right
trying to find some traction somewhere... Fortunately, the ground is pretty solid despite
the countless rocks...Not really your ideal trail to haul a 650lbs trailer...In fact, it's
so steep that the trailer keeps straightening the quad up, kind of like when you tie a
weight to a rope. The rope will always tend to stay straight. So, it's kind of difficult
to manoeuver...
Glad to see you made it up there with us !! Enjoy one last look at the valley.
What a climb!!! 4,000ft elevation difference within 6 miles !
Stats and number nuts, have fun! Can somebody tell us the actual grade percentage that
comes up to?
| HOUR |
LAT. |
LONG. |
ELEVATION |
COMMENTS |
| 11:10am |
39 15 09 |
111 38 26 |
5,677 pi |
Oufff.... it's hot!! |
| 11:50am |
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8,651 pi |
Hahh... cool air! |
| 12:15pm |
39 13 37'6 |
111 34 31 |
9,668 pi |
Rode 6 miles since start
9.2 mi/h average.
cool down break. |
| 1:45pm |
39 12 52 |
111 29 59'8 |
10,351 pi |
Rode 5 miles since last stop. |
| 2:30pm |
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10,800 pi |
Brrrrr...It's down right cold!!!
Rode 5 miles since last stop
T.G. for EFIs!! |
| 4:00pm |
39 05 31'6 |
111 11 34,3 |
6,237 pi |
Humm....Back in the heat!
Rode 46 miles since last stop. |
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Total: 62 miles since Manti. |
So, we're going up...
... and up some more ...
...And then up again...
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Words of wisdom from our friend Dave: ''God needed a place to put
rocks...And he found Utah".
We have to aree!!! |
Remember how bright white the stones that made the Manti Temple were?
Guess they did'nt have too much trouble finding white stones...
Think we could say this trail is rocky?? (No worries Nick, the trailer is holding
up...)
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Back on the GWT. Highest point on "Skyline Drive".
10,897ft. |
Nice view ! What you see down there is Ferron reservoir.
| NEW ! Here's
the "Hey, that has nothing to do with the rest of the story" picture:
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Don't look any further, it is here that the black sheep of the heard is
hiding!
(told you it had nothing to do with the rest of the story:) |
 
Yeah ! Totally different scenery!
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Incredibly scenic and fascinating, the changes in scenery! It's typical to Ferron: West
of highway 10, mountains, elevations, trees. East of it, desert, heat and dry river
beds...
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| Bof... |
The wind blows all night ! |
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 Strange, that phenomenon. There's hardly
any wind all day then, at night, it blows...It's not easy to sleep when you never know if
the tent is going to fold back on ya...
Sure hope it'll hold !!!
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Surprise...WOW !! What a change!! Where did the trees go??
Tree covered mountains just turned into huge blocks of rock!
Cool place! Cool guy! Cool kit!
Found a campground in such a fabulous environment!! Fantastic! Let's see if we can stay
there...
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Yesss! We are welcomed to stay! It's so cool to feel welcomed even if we
ride quads. In fact, the campground host is super nice! If you go there, tell him we said
HI!
Big thumbs up for that state park for encouraging people to enjoy this beautiful place
no matter if they chose motorized recreation or not.
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The sun's really hot!
Good thing they have shelters, here.Marc's working on lunch (a rare sight,
enjoy!)...
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...France's working on the computer (a common sight...) |
| 10 months on quads... We can't really wait until we get back home to get
a hair cut, right? So, let's get out the razor (NO, not the Polaris RZR, the rechargeable
razor...) and ...Voilà !!
(note that there's less and less hair to cut so it's easy on the batteries...) |
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We enjoy a few days at the state park. Since the place is pretty crowded because of the
Arapeen ATV Jamboree, we stay in the overflow area. Well, it's still is'nt too bad, is it?
...T.B.C...
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On a bed of roses...I mean rocks...Sorry...
 
Total 2 jours
2 day total
| 72 |
Miles |
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| 2270 |
Miles: à date/to date |
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| $15 |
Resto |
| $30 |
Épicerie/Food |
| $0 |
Essence/fuel |
| $30 |
Camping |
| $0 |
Divers/Misc. |
| $75 |
Total |
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 Déjeuner/Breakfast:
-resto
-bacon and eggs
Dîner/Lunch:
-pastrami and cheese and hard boiled eggs and chips
-just a snack
Souper/Dinner:
"Honey, we're definitely going to have to eat dinner earlier. At 8:00PM, we need
the headlamp to see our steaks and that attracts thousands of bugs...So, the more steak I
eat, the more stuff there is on my plate!!! By the way Honey, that new spice you use is
very tasty, and... crunchy..."
-steak and salad
-hot dogs
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L'ITEM LE PLUS INUSITE:
THE MOST UNUSUAL ITEM: |
| The small ball like rock at the top!!! |
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here for a better view
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Ils nous ont fourni un soutien important afin de nous aider à réaliser cette aventure.
MERCI À TOUS
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Their precious collaboration helped us live this fabulous adventure.
THANKS TO ALL. |
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