I’ve been thinking about a few solo “alternate calendar” options to motivate myself recently and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for good epic one to two day routes that would be a good challenge.
Right now, White Rim and Kokopelli trail come to mind, which are conveniently located in my region within a reasonable travel distance, but I’d be curious what the other big routes are that people think would be good adventures to tackle.
Ideally, I can make an “event” out of it for myself and get the same type of race fulfillment in the absence of my preferred style of racing this year.
If you’re in the Moab area, Whole Enchilada and Mag 7 in a day would be pretty epic. You’d need to arrange shuttles though, which might complicate things. Or Whole Enchilada up (via the road) and down under your own steam, no shuttle.
White Rim is also on my list. A couple of friends and I were hoping to do it this spring, but the park wasn’t open until May 29th. By then it was too hot. We’ll likely give it a go in October or Nov.
I’ve done white rim by moonlight (using no lights at all). That’d be the only reasonable way to do it this time of year. Same with koko. Highs in the 100’s already in Moab, and will be until September.
Very cool! I’ll add this one to the list. Full east coast is a bit of a drive right now, but next time I’m out there I’ll see if I can string this into the trip.
