From what I understand, the White Rim Trail (about 100 miles) in one day is an iconic rite of passage for mountain bikers. It was easy to spot those that were embarking on this endeavor as they were going the opposite way that we went. There are several significant hill climbs (Joel and I mostly hiked our bikes up these) and they are easier and faster to ascend and descend going counter-clockwise – our trip went clockwise.

Our route starts at the Shafer Trail descent and ended with an ascent up from Mineral Bottom – going clockwise on the map.

One of our guides, Tristan, has friends who own the fastest known times on the trail – around 5 hours 28 – 30 minutes. So, what we are taking 4 days to do, is apparently attainable in less than 1/2 a day. My only question is, … WHYYYYY? Obviously for us it is all about the journey (and getting some calendar shots!)