National Geographic Adventure

Ski Huts 3/2008

"The San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado have always had the makings of a world-class hut-to hut skiing destination: giant erelief for long runs, an out-of-the-way location for a dearth of tracks, and a dry climate for impossibly light snow (and plenty of sunny days during which to enjoy it). The only think missing were the huts. Enter Ridgway local Joe Ryan..."

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National Geographic Adventure

Telluride to Moab Bike Route 7/2002

"This is why Mountain Bikes were invented"

"Biking through the high southern Rockies, we’ve glimpsed cowboys, marmots, elk, and other exotica, and spent each night in a comfy, well-stocked hut."

See the National Geographic Adventure Guide entry http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0210/photo_details.html

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Outside Magazine

Telluride to Moab Route 6/2005

"With enough vertical feet and hundred-mile views to keep your blood pumping for a week... this 215 Mile route lets you and up to seven pals pedal from the San Juan's 14,000-foot peaks and spruce-carpeted slopes down to the twisting canyons of Utah's red-rock country."

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Backpacker

Durango to Moab Mountain Bike route 9/2004

"Our most memorable evening spent on a cliff, 2000 feet above the Dolores River, and much farther, in spirit, from settled life."

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Men's Journal

Telluride to Moab Mountain Bike Route 9/2002

"Americas Most Spectacular Ride (No Tour Guides)

From Telluride's snowcapped peaks to Moab's desert canyon's, the San Juan Hut System is as much fun as you can have on two wheels."
"You won't find any trailing vans loaded with spare rims and energy bars on the nation's only point-to-point backcountry hut route for bikers, a seven-day odyssey through rugged national forest and BLM wilderness."

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Boca Raton Magazine

Telluride to Durango Mountain Bike Route 6/2007

"Over the next seven days we would be challenged and humbled. And we would be rewarded with experiences we will never forget."

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Utah Outdoors

Telluride to Moab Mountain Bike Route 9/2001

"From the sweeping alpine meadows to steep desert canyons to remote mountain ranches, stark contrasts in biology and scenery are ever-present throughout the seven-day San Juan huts mountain bike adventure."

"The route is remote...riders must possess survival skills. To survive what?"

"Logistically, the San Juan Huts System from Telluride to Moab is fairly simple: You bring yourself, your bike, your clothes and any bike repair items you may need, and the hut is stocked with the rest (food, water fuel, sleeping bags, mattresses, and toilets)"

Read the article on-line here http://www.utahoutdoors.com/pages/telluride.htm

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Bike Magazine

Durango to Moab 12/2006

The backcountry terrain from Durango to Moab juts mercilessly over mountain passes and across the expansive Uncompahgre Plateau. It is remote and untamed here, yet supremely beautiful."

Collegian Travel & Adventure Magazine

Durango to Moab Mountain Bike Route Winter 2004

"Obviously, we did not go on this trip to lounge in huts; there was riding to be done. The constant bombardment of gorgeous panoramas beckoned us forward each day. The Shear diversity of terrain was outstanding."

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