John and I have been talking about riding the Mt. Nebo Loop for a long time. The stars finally lined up today to do the ride. We were joined by John’s brother-in-law Kyle Nelson. Mt. Nebo is a great ride, 71 miles with 6000 feet of climbing--hard but not a death march. The sustained climbing and high alpine scenery are evocative of the Fish Lake Loop in the Capitol Reef area near Loa Utah. The road is narrow but we encountered minimal traffic. The upper portion of the road was still closed to vehicles due to on-going snow removal. The loop goes around the east “back” side of Mt. Nebo with a longish connector between Nephi and Payson to close the loop. We rode north to south starting in Payson--a fortunate decision in light of a very brisk tailwind from Nephi to Payson to finish the ride.
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