Mountain Flyer Magazine, Autumn 18, #58
OVER THE RAINBOW IN CANYONLANDS 113 degrees at 11 a.m., and 60 degrees four hours later. Major wind gusts, lightning, thunder, bean-sized hail, a cold downpour and no shelter. Spectacular rainbows and dramatic sunsets over the course of a four-day bikepack. Photographer Adam Klimek and friends Łukasz Piątek and Piotr Wilk can’t imagine a better way to experience the White Rim in Canyonlands National Park. ON TOP OF THE WORLD IN TIBET Writer Ryan Stuart discovers that the Buddha teaching of “Life is suffering” doesn’t mean that one is in constant pain. Instead, Stuart realizes firsthand while riding the challenging, high-alpine passes of the Tibetan Plateau that soul-searching physical hardship leads to equally immense pleasure. ALL ALE TO THE TRAIL Microbrewery owners in the Upper Midwest have been sharing their success in the taproom with local trail users by funding the development of singletrack