We woke this morning and saw an Elk outside of our RV. He ran off as I opened the door. The plan today was for an easy 110 mile ride into cedar city & then tackle the steep climbs tomorrow. To say that things didn't go according to plan was an understatement. The ride to cedar city was south/southeast. The winds were blowing from the South around 20 mph. It was one of the most mentally crushing days I've ever biked. Deb met me at the 37 mile mark. It had taken me almost 3 hrs to get that far and I had 2 mountain passes to climb before I got to Milford,UT. I switched over to my mt bike and did the big climbs. I went 20 miles in 1:45. So far I had gone 57 miles and it had taken me almost 5 hrs. The next 14 miles to minersville was straight into the wind. I decided to alter the route at this point. I would ride to minersville and then stop for the day. Tomorrow we would take a rest day and go to Zion. The following day I would ride directly East instead of zig zagging north and south through the mountain passes. I decided to be a roadie and draft the RV for the 14 miles into minersville. It sure was fun to go faster than 10 mph for a change!We all drove cedar city & had a great dinner at a mexican restaurant. Total miles =71
The picture is looking West from Morom Gap. I had gone about 5 miles and decided to take a pic . It made me wince when I saw from whence I came.
hey Wayne, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThose mountains were just a mirage.