Ride along in the saddle of a Harley-Davidson Road Glide down the Moki Dugway in Utah. The Moki Dugway is located 23 miles South of Hwy. 95 and just 9 miles north of Mexican Hat, UT. on 261. It was constructed in 1958 by Texas Zinc, a mining company, to transport uranium ore from the "Happy Jack" mine in Fry Canyon, UT. to the processing mill in Mexican Hat. The two miles of unpaved, but well graded, switchbacks descend 1200 feet from the top of Cedar Mesa. The State of Utah recommends that only vehicles less than 28 feet in length and 10,000 pounds in weight attempt to negotiate this steep (10% grade), narrow and winding road.
When you see this road you will wonder what the heck the guy in the covered wagon must have thought when he had been cruising along on relatively flat ground for several miles, having a good day in pioneerland, and then comes up to Cedar Mesa and looks over the edge to a 1200 foot drop-off. This would definitely ruin a good day in a covered wagon. Well, it is not that much different today when you come riding up there doing 65 miles per hour and see the road turn to gravel, you see this sign and then huge drop-off and a view for about 50 miles of Monument Valley and the Valley of the Gods. It is pretty impressive. But after you take that in you will realize that you have a 1200 foot drop and a several switch backs in the next 2 miles of gravel road to negotiate this drop. The good news is the road is well maintained and there is asphalt on the corners. It was easily negotiated by all 4 of us including Mrs. C. and Kathy. In fact, I got such a kick out of it, I turned around and went up and back down again. Imagine that! It will be a part of the ride that you will be sharing with your riding pals when you get home. Keep watch for a couple of rocks I named called "Lizard Rock" and "Gorilla Rock".
22 июн 2020
