Last Day in Moab

Today was our last day in Moab. Looking back we've really seen and done a lot. Different hikes, the canoe trip (which was by far the best thing here) and umm yeah mountain biking. A couple of days ago we both felt a bit disillusioned. We were so excited to come to Moab for mountain biking, just to find out that it's not what we expected or wanted it to be. So after admitting that our skill level is rather intermediate and not expert, we decided to select some easier trails. No crazy steep slick rock or fatal cliffs to fall off from. We went on a 16 mile ride to Gemini Bridges yesterday and it was perfect for us. Beautiful scenery, wide road, some nice climbs and the Gemini Bridges at the end. Only sad thing was when we heard, that 3 people had died at this spot as well. Not mountain biking this time, but one guy fell off the cliff in his jeep and two people tried to jump the 10 foot gap between the two bridges and didn't make it. But enough about dead people, that why we decided to go to Dead Horse Point State Park today. Not sure why it's called Dead Horse, but it's a State Park that contains beautiful overlooks of Canyonlands and the Colorado river. And it happened to have an easy 9 mile bike loop. Not expecting much or rather expecting this to be a pretty boring easy ride, we got on our bikes and started pedaling. The trail turned out to be a fun single track, not dangerously close to any cliff but it had some fun fast turns and decent drops to keep your attention and heart pumping. At the end we finished with a big smile and agreed that Moab's mountain biking wasn't so bad after all. We just had to look for the right trails. I guess sometimes it's better not to have any expectations. Unless they're bad expectations and you get pleasantly surprised.