dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 What a weekend! Me, Chadwick and my buddy Mike B rolled out Friday night to Coral. We had the 3 quads and Mike & I also brought along our dual sport bikes to go explore. We arrived around 10:30 with no issues and quickly set up camp with vegas style and Jill & Charlie. They snatched up quite a nice spot in the meadow. Saturday morning we wasted no time at all when we woke up and hit the dunes. We rode all over the place, end to end. I think we were gone for a good 2 hours. Back to camp for some breakfast and then back out. Unfortunately halfway through this run Mike's quad had an electrical issue. He just bought a YFZ450 and the LED taillight apparently shorted and melted the battery because it wasn't fused. Vegas Style towed him back with his RZR... ...and we headed into Kanab on the DS bikes to buy a new battery. We weren't so lucky because many places were closed and evidentally the Yamaha dealer closed years ago. Luckily Napa had a smaller battery that would work...for $65. Ouch! Long story short, we headed back to camp, made some lunch and got it fixed back up in no time. Kicking back and chillen before another ride. Charlie sporting his Beavis & Butthead boxers Mike, Chad and I headed out for a long azz sunset cruise. Again, we rode everywhere, end to end. Along the way we spotted a decent sized rattle snake! Good thing too because this time I brought my good camera. The 3 amigos' rides Then we headed to the other end (northeast corner) until we hit fence line. The views out that way are always really nice. That night we made some dinner, watched a movie, and had a little bit of campfire time, then crashed. We were exhausted. The next morning we opted to stay in and eat before we headed out to ride. We burned alot of calories the day before and we were gonna need some fuel to burn. We set up my Go Pro chesty mount and hit the one way trail and beyond out through the trees. Then we rode through some cool new areas I had never been before (south of the campground) and then we proceeded to zig zag all over the place ending up at the northeast corner again. Damn, I love those trails! Then after some lunch, Mike and I hopped on the DS bikes and rode to Hog Canyon. It's a recreation trail system near Kanab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Sunday afternoon: Hog Canyon. Holy crap. We probably only went about 20 miles and it took us about 3 hours. It was very technical; full of sandy switchbacks with rocks and rock face. Nothing like Nevada's terrain. It was quite a challenge but fun. I dropped my bike probably 10 times. lol I was very easily winded after all the duning we did, plus the extra effort needed to ride through the sand on heavy ds bikes, plus the altitude made it difficult to breathe. It was upwards of 7000-8000 feet where we were. The staging area... Looks like a nice jump. BRAAAP Mike went ahead. Oh there he is.... We took the trail up to a really cool overlook that looked down on a section of Kanab. It was a great view. Then we headed out another trail to some really need pinnacle rock formations. Did I mention how soft some areas were? Here you can see the sandy trail coming down from the pinnacles that we were just at. This is a section of rock face along the trail. Fun stuff! You can barely see Mike in the middle/left of the pic. Here is one of my fugg it moments. I had just scoped out a possible route that turned into sand and there was a 2 ft rock ledge I had to get back up from the sand. I was wore out and my arms were rubber, hence the reason I couldn't hold it straight and make my first attempt up the rock face. The sign that you are in some good stuff- bent up license plate. The views were indescribable. Then as we approached the end of the canyon we wondered if it would switchback up the mountain. We came up on this sign. We have a new respect for Utah's trail designation system. Difficult means DIFFICULT. The trail went STRAIGHT up the side of the mountain with only a couple small turns. I waited for Mike to make it up before I even gave it a go. I had to make sure he made it up. This is what it looked like. Lots of dust and noise. hahaaa I thought he made it all the way and I gave it my best. Turns out he only made it 3/4 of the way up! LUCKILY there was a very small somewhat level spot for me to stop and wait. Good thing. I was hot and exhausted. This spot was pretty hairy. It was soft and STEEP! My turn. Time to do this... The first couple attempts the bike would just loop out or kick sideways. I couldn't get enough speed with the 5 feet of run I had. So I decided to start in 2nd gear, rev the piss out of it and dump/ feather the clutch. It worked. I even had to walk/ kick my feet at the top to help it up but I made it. I was pumped. That was insane. Looking back down after we got to the top made it look that much steeper. I don't know if we would be able to go down it. Pics never do as much justice but it sort of shows the steepness I guess. Again, the views paid off. But boy I was tired! We continued on and only came across one more technical downhill section, but it wasn't too bad. A couple more miles of zig zagging through the mountain and we were out of there and headed back to camp at Coral. It sure felt good to ride in a straight line on hard terrain! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 More to come. To be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavtfan Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Nice....I want to go there one of these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Now are you going again before the 5 year mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Now are you going again before the 5 year mark? Heck yeah. Not sure why it took me so long to get back up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Once back at camp, we headed out for another long a$$ ride. Chad was waiting for us and started to think something might have gone wrong since we were gone so long. On our ride we stopped at "dead man's cliff", the hill that years ago Abbott led Anna up and she fell straight off. Luckily she only suffered a fractured tailbone back then. Looking south from up there... Love these hills and trails We headed out south again and played around at what I now call the Talladega of Coral. I snapped a few pics on the way back. Mike Chad Then we stopped to get some action shots Then we decided to hit the one way trail and south end fence line again. RIDE RIDE RIDE! On the way back, I snapped a photo of the meadow. Wasn't busy at all. Plenty of space. Mike played ball with Jill and Charlie's football dog lol Ritchie's a-hole dog sh*t in our camp on our bush Charlie walked around some more in his underwear (South Park this time) Then we grubbed big time and made a huge fire. Jill and Charlie gave me a shot or GLASS of Fireball which tasted delish. Chad zonked out pretty early like usual (big tired). Jill, Charlie, Mike and I stayed up for chatting around the fire. It was the perfect day! Monday morning we decided not to go for one more ride. We were spent. So we made a pile of pancakes instead and enjoyed our morning. Charlie had a little friend so he thought. Damn bug pissed on him! "Sons a b*tches!!!" We took the cane beds road home again. A little wash board but not bad at all. I clocked it. It was only 4.7 miles of dirt- pretty much the same as Dumont. On the way home we saw this guy swaying like crazy through the gorge. Scary stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltr450rider Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Great photo's and report. It's good reading this kinda stuff. Didn't seem like there was too many of these lately! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rhino Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Looks like all u did was sit around and eat lol. Looked like good times. We've been threatening to get back out there again soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Great pictures as always Pete. It was a Great weekend, VERY relaxing. Follow up Doc appt. for Charlie yesterday. Doc said 2 more months and he would be able to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Looks like all u did was sit around and eat lol. Looked like good times. We've been threatening to get back out there again soon.... Ha! We ate alot in between rides and I still don't think it was enough. Like I said earlier, we burned LOTS of calories on these rides. They were usually full throttle rides through whoops, trees and jumps with a couple mid throttle cruises when we got tired. It was a blast. Great pictures as always Pete. It was a Great weekend, VERY relaxing. Follow up Doc appt. for Charlie yesterday. Doc said 2 more months and he would be able to ride. Thanks Jill. You guys were great company and thanks for having my back numerous times with the Aleve, spatula, seasoning, and Whisky! haha Looking forward to riding with Charlie once he gets cleared. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas style Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 nice Pete! my trip was low key after a few mishaps on Thursday. cutting my paddle sidewall made it tough on the XP. knobbies just don't work that well in the pink slick sand! still got some nice rides and always enjoy the views weather and friends up there. missed last year for the first time in 6 years was good to be back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I have to say it was a good camp even when some of the other campers where hardly ever there! Pete your welcome to the extras you needed, anytime. Steve it was fun spending 2 weekends in a row with you too. Looking forward to the next outing? Maybe 5 or 6 days worth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Couple dune go pro shots. I have a bunch more but have lots of video to go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwtdiesel Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Awesome pics and report! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dunefreak Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Oh yeah I almost forgot to ask. Hey Jill, who put the paper plate sign up along the cane beds road that read "CHARLIE SUCKS 4 CHEAP" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddunesaddict Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Awesome trip report Pete. I miss that place so much.I hope to get up there next month maybe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Pete, great write up! Like Pete said this was a weekend full of hours of riding. That's exactly what I needed and Coral Pink straight out rocks.mike was freaking me out getting so close to that rattlesnake. Then I kept thinking how bad it would suck if he roosted a f'ing rattlesnake at me while riding behind him. Can you imagine? Last time I went I never went on the one way trail. I think I can say nobody goes through the one way trail as fast as we do! Holy smokes my legs are still sore. Seriously we were ripping through that thing as fast as possible. I almost got launched a couple of times and still managed to keep a big a$$ smile on my face the whole way through. Coral Pink has so much variety and its such a different feel than other places I've been so far. Good food, great company, priceless seat time equals a fantastic weekend!! I love these kinds of trips and this was such a good weekend. I can't wait to go riding again soon. I'm washing my bike down and changing all the fluids only hoping another trip is on the horizon soon. Pete thanks as always for your superior hospitality!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oh yeah I almost forgot to ask. Hey Jill, who put the paper plate sign up along the cane beds road that read "CHARLIE SUCKS 4 CHEAP" I missed it, my guess would be who ever left first? Wish I had seen it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~JILL~ Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Oh yeah I almost forgot to ask. Hey Jill, who put the paper plate sign up along the cane beds road that read "CHARLIE SUCKS 4 CHEAP" I missed it, my guess would be who ever left first? Wish I had seen it. He better not be too cheap, he has to split it with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceisback Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Outstanding trip report and pics. Can't wait to see the video. When Casey and I went up there last Labor Day on the way to DS Days (at St Anthony) I just couldn't believe how awesome the place was. Variety for days and tons of stuff to do around the area. The valley with the Dino tracks was quite the sight but getting up out of there in the F-350 turned in to quite the ordeal. Just can't beat the variety that the Utah dunes provide. Little Sahara is probably my favorite all around duning spot but Coral is right on par. That one-way trail is a must do for anybody heading up there. Man you've got me jonesing for another Coral Pink trip. Maybe on the way to DS Days this year at Little Sahara we'll take the detour. Having never been before I was going by some of the other trip reports on here so we went around, through Kanab. Having gone down the Cane Beds road while out sightseeing I didn't find it to be any worse that the Dumont entrance. When we were there it looked like it had been staked off for paving maybe. Guess not... Great report Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thank you, Vic. Coral is, by far, one of my favorite places to ride. Like you said, the place has so much variety. I love that. Dumont is my home, but it does get a little old after a while. I am more of a technical rider and Coral offers quite a bit of that. Little Sahara kinda has it all. That place is also one of my favorites! We're talking about doing Labor Day weekend up there. I'll probably just post up a couple videos clips since my computer can't handle a video editing program very well. It tests my patience every time too. Can't stand sitting here for a couple hours working on a project only to have the POS lock up on me and lose everything. I need a Mac one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunefreak Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Here's a quick video clip. It was the hill climb we had to overcome climbing out of Hog Canyon. It was super steep and soft so I had to start out in 2nd gear for enough wheel speed and slip the clutch half way up to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltr450rider Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Next time, move your mirrors so we can see man. It looked pretty crazy though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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