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Five Days of Bliss: The Best of Utah and Arizona (RIDER Magazine)

Many Rider readers know that southern Utah and northern Arizona offer a great deal of advantages to motorcyclists, the first being a lack of traffic, even in high season. After 25 years of riding in this area I suggest one, near perfect, 5-day ride. This loop route begins and ends in Las Vegas, Nevada, an easy-access city with great rental places. The route comprises some of the best roads ever, and is so dense with beauty it will be hard to absorb it all. You won’t hit every famous spot, Moab for instance, but that’s a good reason to return. A sport-touring or adventure-touring bike is ideal for this trip. Cruisers and sport bikes will work, but the first day may be a bit long. Here is a link to the full PDF of the article.   This version has more wonderful pictures.

State Route 9 winds 25 miles through Zion National Park. Wind and water-scared rocks in Technicolor.

The Trail of the Ancients crosses Cedar Mesa and leads to this view above the Moki Dugway or Devil’s Back. Get ready for three miles of unpaved switchbacks dropping you 1,100 feet to the valley floor.

When you sit on the edge of that thing, you just realize what a joke we people are.” Simon (Danny Glover) in Lawrence Kasdan’s 1991 film, Grand Canyon

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