We were north of Salt LakeOriginally Posted by F6Dave
We were north of Salt Lake
Was that in 2018 at the F6B rally in Cortez, Colorado? That was one of the last 'official' F6B rallies. There's plenty of great riding in that area.
It was that rally, and loads of great riding.
Nice pictures and it does look like a lot of fun. I'd like to spend a couple weeks in Utah on my B after I retire. Which isn't too far off.
I've visited 16 states since last summer and Utah has the best riding. Traffic is light and the scenery in incredible and varied. Posted speed limits are high: 80 MPH on the rural interstates. And the pavement is in great condition on most of the Utah roads I've travelled.
I used to think good pavement was a given until it began crumbling here in Colorado. We're now ranked as having the 3rd worst roads in the USA. It's actually part of a plan to make people drive less, according to a NYT article about Colorado's transportation agenda. I-40 through New Mexico is loaded with trucks and has many rough stretches as well, so if you're planning a trip to Utah from the east I'd consider Wyoming.
I ride to and through Utah probably 3 to 4 times a year on my F6B, one of my favorite places to ride for sure. It's absolutely beautiful there.
Thanks for the update on the Colorado roads. I will plan around Coloado on my next trip.
I've been to CO a couple times in the last few years, the roads seem to get worse each time I go. I did a big 9 state trip last September, had planned on adding CO as a 10th state, but decided against it because of the roads. Made me sad though, CO is absolutely beautiful, and has some great towns to visit and stay in.
That's an interesting perspective since you're from California. Last summer I rode to your state and expected the roads to be rough like those here in Colorado. I say that since our roads began crumbling when democrats took control of all levels of state government a decade ago, and many people blame the influx of Californians for much of what's happened here.
However, the roads I travelled in California were in much better condition than I expected. I rode over the Sierra Nevadas via CA-88, then to Paso Robles via I-5 and US-101. While there I rode to the coast twice and up the PCH to where it was closed by rockslides. On my return I changed the route some and rode over Sonora Pass. Nearly everywhere I went had great pavement. Maybe it's worse in the Bay and LA areas, but I was pleasantly surprised at how good the riding was in California.
Nevada was great too. The 'Loneliest Road in America' had been on my bucket list and I loved it.
A majority of roads in CA are well maintained, I do my best to stay out of LA and SF, I live in Orange County and they're pretty well maintained here, but the big cities like LA and SF are pretty bad. However LA county roads (in the surrounding mountains, and coast) are well maintained. I just did a big trip a couple weeks ago from home in OC up to Red Bluff CA via Highway 5, then took the 36 to the coast, then PCH and the 101 back home, honestly most of the roads are newly paved in the last couple years, and well maintained. The people who talk trash on CA saying our roads are trash, everything is covered in trash, and there are homeless and junkies everywhere have never been to CA.
I travel all over the western states on my bike from New Mexico all the way up to Canada, and all west of there, and CA's homeless problem is basically the same as the rest of them, as are our cities, and the only roads better maintained was probably Utah, and that was not by much.
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