Travel blogs

Results tagged “durango-moab” from San Juan Huts Blog

The team of writer Matt Nelson and photographer Richard Durnan does it again. Pick up a copy of Tail Winds Magazine if you are in the Arizona area and read yet another great article about the Durang to Moab hut-to-hut bike route. TailWinds-Pge17-JulAug09-1.jpg

Tail Winds-Pge16-JulAug09-2.jpg
DesertLeaf-page+40.jpgDesertLeaf-page+41.jpgDesertLeaf-page+50.jpg












Late last summer Photographer Richard Durnan and Writer Matt Nelson rode the Durango to Moab hut-to-hut bike route with a small team of friends. You may have probably seen some of Richards photography scattered throughout our web site. Richard and Matt had a story about their trip appear in the March issue of the Desert Leaf Magazine, an Arizona based publication.

An on line version of the story may be viewed here on the Desert Leaf web site.

If you would like to see more of Richard Durnan's outdoor adventure and travel photography check out his web site at www.richdurnanphoto.com



A big thanks to all of you that entered our first photo contest. Choosing winners was not easy, but we have made our picks for the first, second, and third place winners.

3rd place goes to Cobun Keegan for this image captioned;
 
"Shafts of light fall on Steve and Ryan as they lead through the trees. "

2455326862_87f9ff44a3.jpg

















Cobun you win a coupon for a 1/2 price off trip on either of the San Juan Hut System's bike routes.

2nd place goes to Jim Mercure for this image captioned:

"Our 2006 mountain biking trip from Telluride, CO to Moab, UT


2403543169_c1552794eb.jpg




















Jim, you win a coupon for a free trip for one on either of the San Juan Hut System's bike routes.

And our

1st Prize winner is Do200 (you need to send us your name!) for this image captioned;

"Last day coming out of the La Sal Hut. It was all green the day before. Got 6" of snow overnight."

2365734529_4b38590345.jpg




















Do200, you win a coupon for a free trip for two on either of the San Juan Hut System's bike routes.

Congratulations to all the winners. Please contact us to receive your prizes.

Click here to go to the San Juan Hut System's flicker pool if you would like to see all the entries.
gorp-travel.gifThe San Juan Hut Systems Mountain Bike Routes are featured this week in a story on the Away.com web blog.

Away.com is an extension of GORP Travel.com a leading on-line outdoor travel guide service where both the Durango, and the Telluride routes are featured.

away-logo-199x80.gif
Have a look at their write up on the blog at:
http://blogs.away.com/travel_guide/2008/04/adventure-escap.html



Share Your Story


We would love to hear about your trip! Please share the story of your adventure on any of the San Juan Hut Systems Ski Huts or Bike Routes. We love to hear about the fun had you can have out there. Plus your story might help make someone else's trip better.

Just add your story as a comment to this thread.
huts07083.jpg Check out this post in the mtbr.com forums from  a user of the San Juan Hut System. It's a really fun look at the single-track alternate routes on the Durango to Moab Bike route.

Click here to see the post