Ride scenic byway 12

Today we headed out on the bike to ride scenic byway 12. We have been on this road before when we were on the grand circle tour in the motorhome. But we went from Torrey to Bryce Canyon at that time in the motorhome. It was a crazy road to drive in the motorhome with lots of twists and turns and a lot of steep grades. Today will be much better on the bike as this is one of the top 10 motorcycle roads in the US.

Scenic Byway 12, also known as "A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway," because it passes through the grand staircase. The Grand Staircase is a series of colorful sedimentary rock layers that extends 100 miles from Bryce Canyon to the Grand Canyon.

The sequence of sedimentary rock layers tells a story spanning millions of years. These layers are often compared to a history book, with each layer representing a different chapter of Earth's geological past.

The ride was awesome and along the way we also rode over an area that’s known as the hog back. Check it out in the first video. It’s a narrow section of the road where it drops off on both sides so you’re kind of like riding on the razor edge of the mountain. No guard rail, I was a little nervous.

After the hog back, we rode over Boulder Mountain. The summit was at 9600 feet. It was much cooler up here and boy it was beautiful. Lots of pine trees and they smelled so good. From there. we rode down the mountain into Torrey.

In Torrey we grabbed some great nachos at a food truck and then turned around and did it all over again. What an awesome ride.Read more