In Vegas we had met up with a friend of ours from back in Canberra. While we were still early into our trip, Margus was towards the tail end of his holiday so we had a lot to catch up on! From Vegas, Margus would join us for a couple of days—and was also coming along to Red Bull Rampage. So with the promise of seeing some quilting shops later in our journey, I agreed to let the boys have some fun before we left Vegas... they had found a place called Dream Racing where they could hire very fast cars, and drive them as quick as they could around a race track!
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| Al with his instructor for the day |
Al and Margus had an absolute blast with the sports cars... and with big grins on their faces, it was time to get into our rental cars and continue on the journey. Next overnight stop: Toquerville, Utah. While we didn't have a long distance to cover that day, we were crossing our first time-zone and losing an hour, and we also had to get to our destination a certain time to collect a rental bike for Margus. But of course, we also wanted to squeeze in some sightseeing... so we set our route to Toquerville via the Valley of Fires.
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| Al and Margus at Valley of Fires, Nevada |
There was in incredible vibrancy and intensity to the colour in the Valley of Fires, and you could quickly tell how the valley got its name. We did a couple of short walks, but with time quickly ticking over we had to skip more than we would have liked. This place is somewhere well worth visiting again!
We managed to get to the bike shop just in time to collect Margus's rental (Al and I didn't need bikes as we'd managed to get Rampage tickets that included a shuttle to the event area). After a quick dinner we headed out to find the venue for Rampage and managed to get ourselves sorted for the next day. It was actually happening!
Early the next day we piled in the one car and headed to Virgin Utah, only 15 minutes from our accommodation in Toquerville. The day was finally here... Red Bull Rampage 2017!! And what a day it was... the tricks and stunts, the venue, the riders, the bikes, the atmosphere, the excitement in the air. I don't think you could have wiped the smiles of Al and my faces if you'd tried!
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| The 2017 winner, Kurt Sorge |
At the end of the event Al and I both managed to get photos with our idols, and previous winners of Rampage. The event is something I don't think I'll ever forget, and was definitely worth getting up at 4am to get tickets for. To see live what some people can achieve on a bike, absolutely inspiring. And while I'm not about to do those sort of stunts myself, its awesome to watch!
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| Al with Rampage icon, Kyle Strait |
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| It was amazing what these bikes and their riders could do! |
The day was certainly a massive highlight of our US trip... but we still had a few things booked in that we were really looking forward to!
More on the trip next time x
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