Blogs from Ogden, Utah, United States, North America

So how much water is in the Colorado River anyway ? I made a special visit to Riverside Park in Grand Junction to find out. Unfamiliar with before and after or how to measure flow, it seemed pretty much up to normal levels (below the addition of the Gunnison, of course). I decided to look at the Green River too, to see if I could see anything with my un-practiced eye. That also meant I could visit the John Wesley Powell museum at Green River -- a plus -- but would have to face I-15 traffic going North through Provo and Salt Lake City. Big negative -- but this is what I ended up doing. The Green River also had a 'normal' amount of water. The town is where the 1869 Expedition to run the Colorado ... read more

Hey All! We're back! And back with full cell coverage! Welcome to Utah everyone! We left our ghetto campground nestled between the highway and the parking garage two days ago and ventured into western Wyoming. We went through some of the most drastic scenery yet, passing along mountain byways with cliffs on one side and green mountains and rivers to the other. This was pretty tough on the car, the smell of burning breaks became a normal smell outside of the crisp mountain air. We stopped along the highway at a pull off, along one of the most steep cliffs we'd seen so far, in order to give the car a break and get some fresh air. While taking some photos, we heard the sound of voices above. We looked straight up and saw some climbers ... read more

Our drive here was beautiful across Nevada and Utah. We love to look at the bare bones of the earth in the strata of the mountains-a geologists delight. The landscape gradually changed from mostly sagebrush to mostly grass. When we stopped for lunch yesterday, Rich struck up a conversation with two men who were walking to Washington, DC in protest of the the Supreme Court decision to make corporations "persons" when making campaign contributions. Their website is laird and robin.org. We got to go see our new puppy today. She is so adorable at three weeks. She'll be ready for us to pick up when we get back from Alaska. Both of the puppy's parents are beautiful dogs, too. We also went to a walk-in clinic to see about the rash on my neck that won't ... read more

Click here to find out where the Reynolds are now? Good day all, Just rolled into Ogden just outside of Salt lake city. We left Abbotsford yesterday at 10:30 am and have put alot of miles behind us. We had a bit of a pokey start yesterday but made up for it. Had a great send off meal with the Clarke's and Bushmans Sunday night, tweaked our gear and set off. Rode to Seattle Cycle Centre to kit out Ray in a new set of Joe Rocket Ballistics and HJL modular helmet. Great staff and good prices.. I think were around 1500 klicks into the trip and all the gear and bikes are working good. This really is the warm up though, were in the minor leagues here. Lots of gas stations, great roads and ... read more

7/11-14/2008 We finally got to see our good friends the Botts. I was going through withdraw from not riding but they saved me! I got to ride. We went on pretty trail rides, roped, and relaxed. My parents dropped us off and my grandparents picked us up on the 14th and brought us to Salt Lake City to see there friends Vicky and Randy. Katie... read more