fudgypup 4 Posted June 30, 2014 It's been a week now, so I guess I'll start it off... I first attended this event in '11 and had a great time. Jesse Kimball hosts it and he and his wife Brandy are super nice people who love adventure riding. I finally learned how the event got its name... it was originally supposed to be held near an old rocket test facility where they used monkeys to test rockets and ejection seats. Now you know. There were probably about 30 riders there (I think). Judge for yourself. DSFox was there, along with a few other SD riders. I rode two up w/the gf and just took the easy stuff. Get yourself a short gf if you want to ride two up. It really helps! We went north to Navajo lake and over to Duck Creek Village then back the first day. Only about 65 miles. Lots of green meadows, clear lakes and tall pines. The second day we headed south to see the north rim of the Grand Canyon at Toroweap. Roads were good except for a few silt patches. We got through all the hard ones fine then tipped over on a very small one near the rim and became two human powdered donuts and DSFox likes to say. Saw this critter was unfortunately dead when we got there. Amazing views. Great tracks too (thanks Crawdaddy) We came back through the park on the way back and got to experience a few lovely interaction with some park nazis. Lots of great pics taken by others you may have seen already.. Jesse's dad has this sweet custom Jeep made by a company out of Montana that was featured recently on the American version of Top Gear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudgypup 4 Posted June 30, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3upVdBjDNII Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted June 30, 2014 Good stuff Pup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted June 30, 2014 Great to meet you guys up there.... (since returning, Ive been slammed at work) but need to get my pics uploaded.... such an awesome event....there from sdar were myself, hodnettjj, maniac )and fiancé)....and a friend chris..... We met and rode with some very cool Utah riders, Cameron (salt lake city area) and Lynda (st. George). it's always great to make new friends and share great rides with old friends, we don't see enough of... After the rally, 5 of us headed to the north rim of the grand canyon and thanks to ian and Maggie driving the support truck, got to spend most of 3 days riding and exploring the Arizona strip.... amazing place.... more to come, d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crawdaddy 96 Posted June 30, 2014 Amazing views. Great tracks too (thanks Crawdaddy) No sweat. Glad you you were able to swing it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkug 147 Posted July 1, 2014 Great Video- Did you hang the Go Pro over the edge ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudgypup 4 Posted July 1, 2014 Great Video- Did you hang the Go Pro over the edge ? Nope, just lifted it above my head to give the perspective of how close we were to the edge. I hate heights, so I wasn't wiling to get that close Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fudgypup 4 Posted July 1, 2014 Great to meet you guys up there.... (since returning, Ive been slammed at work) but need to get my pics uploaded.... such an awesome event....there from sdar were myself, hodnettjj, maniac )and fiancé)....and a friend chris..... We met and rode with some very cool Utah riders, Cameron (salt lake city area) and Lynda (st. George). it's always great to make new friends and share great rides with old friends, we don't see enough of... After the rally, 5 of us headed to the north rim of the grand canyon and thanks to ian and Maggie driving the support truck, got to spend most of 3 days riding and exploring the Arizona strip.... amazing place.... more to come, d Jealous! Sounds like you got a lot of great riding in. Good to see lots of ladies out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted July 3, 2014 Heres some pics of the high country we ride in southern utah...its amazing......we camp at 6500' and ride to over 10000'.....nice and cool...I'm glad jesse planned on june again (the monsoons in july last year were rather severe).....this area offers something for everyone....plenty of easy scenic roads good for big bikes, and we have found roads and trails with plenty of lava and rock . I've been there 4 years now, so I'm getting familiar with which are each....but we have barely scratched the surface of the hundreds of miles of trails to ride up there..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsfox 0 Posted July 3, 2014 I'll post my pics of the arizona strip portion of our trip in a separate topic... Each year I spend more days in Utah, and it's never enough......Until next year, .......Monkeys: Keep on Flying...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dress4Less 162 Posted July 3, 2014 Great pics DSF ...looks like beautiful country! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beezzz 6 Posted July 3, 2014 Thanks for sharing. Utah is the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hodnettjj 0 Posted July 17, 2014 I am so far behind on my reports... I had a great time! To me the Flying monkey = Logistical Challenge This year was great awesome scenery... Great people... Here is a copy to my album for this ride... Posting individual pics on the tablet sucks... http://s.photobucket.com/user/jjbluemech/library/flying%20monkey%202014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
