At first light on a clear October morning, far out in the badlands of Canyonlands National Park, four intrepid mountain bikers take the plunge down the Mineral Basin switchbacks. The enormity and ...

Many have tried to set the FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the Kokopelli Trail or the White Rim Trail. But to attempt both in one go? That’s a different level of challenging. Together, you’re looking at ...

Contrasts and adventure await those who mountain bike the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park in eastern Utah. Just two hours from Grand Junction, riders can leisurely meander the length of ...

After we parked our bikes at our first campground on the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, I said to my brother, “You hear that?” He gave me a questioning look. The Idaho ...

A father’s ride inspires an FKT 21 years later The White Rim Trail in Moab was in Payson McElveen’s DNA. His dad, Mike McElveen, first rode a mountain bike on the famed 100-mile loop in Canyonlands ...

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