Hey everyone.. this will be an extremely short update because I'm supposed to be at town hall meeting in a few minutes!
We biked into Utah and it was amazing to see the gorgeous snow capped mountain landscape turn into desert/mountain landscape. Yesterday we biked from Vernal, UT into Flaming Gorge, UT. It was only a 43 mile ride, but I'm glad it was so short. We climbed about 20 miles in the first few hours of the day. After a brief lunch stop, we headed downhill for a good 15 mile ride. It was amazing. I believe I broke my speed record for the trip yesterday, because a lot of people went 50 mph.. but my bike computer broke off, so I have no idea how fast I was going on the downhills! Jen D. was riding with me and she went 47 and I flew by her.. so I'm guessing I broke my record.. I just don't know by how much!
Anyway.. today we biked from Flaming Gorge, UT into Rock Springs, WY. Wyoming was a beautiful surprise. I have never been to Wyoming before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Wyoming has blown away all of my expectations!! We rode through beautiful mountain landscapes different from Colorado and Utah. We had a few big climbs in the morning, but the scenery made the climbs not seem that bad. I rode with Laura all day today and we killed the hills and mountains together. The only times we stopped while pedaling uphill was to take pictures. It was great. We got to lunch and the day got a little more intense. The wind shifted directions and we had a direct head wind for the last 30 miles. Although the head wind was bad, we kept our spirits up and finished the ride in good style. (If you call sweaty spandex a style!)
Anyway.. I have town hall meeting! Tomorrow we have a century day (100+ miles) into Pinedale! We're getting up at 4. It's going to be fun.
Thanks for reading again! Hope everyone had a happy 4th!
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Woohoo for breaking your speed record! That's awesome! I think I've been to Wyoming once, but it was just passing through, so I don't remember much from it. Mmmm....sweaty spandex is definitely "in" now, haha. I hope your century day went well.
ReplyDeleteDid you get my text about Chance? He's home now and hopefully there was no permanent damage. He's been sleeping all day, haha.