Blogs from Utah, United States, North America - page 166

Day 17 - Hanksville to Frey Canyon Total Miles: 76 (1130.2mi. total) 4AM - time to wake up. We started riding in the dark to beat the heat - a really nice way to start the day. The landscape changes so much here during sunrise … from purple to orange to red, how beautiful the rock is! About 30 miles from Hanksville I decided it was time to put on some shades, it was then that I realized that I left my sunglasses at Blondies. Being the creative person that I am, I wrote a detailed note to Blondies asking them to send them to me general delivery if they found them and flagged down the next car going in that direction (cars come about once every 15 minutes on this road) and asked them to ... read more

well.... let me just say i should be careful what i wish for. We had been complaining AND COMPLAINING about the cold weather... and now it's 97 degrees and i'm in the desert, no shade, no wind, only sand. it's lovely! haha. But, we are having fun. Apparently there is something "weird" about two women (girls) going on a cross country trip and camping together! We get about looks from everyone at the campground when we try to check it, and sometimes they even offer to put us way in the back so we can have "privacy"! i want to scream from the top of my lungs, NO!!! PLEASE PUT ME NEXT TO MEN... SINGLE MEN!! but i don't. so i have no started referring to Laura as my cousin, just so it clears up any ... read more

Day 16 - Boulder to Hanksville, UT Total Miles: 86.4 (1054.2 miles total) Another day riding, another challenge … mission accomplished (till tomorrow when it all starts over again). A surprisingly pleasant day - we made it to the summit of Boulder mountain quicker and more easily than we anticipated. As we summited, the ominous storm clouds that had been looming all day decided to burst, hail and lightening and scary riding conditions for us. We spent the first half of the day hopping from campground to campground, enjoying hot chocolate and tea and good conversation with the different camp hosts - thanks to everyone who helped us out today! The afternoon brought less rain ( we saw a forest fire started by a bolt of lightening) but the clouds loomed all afternoon providing fantastic shade ... read more

Day 15 Cannonville, UT to Boulder Town Miles 65.4 (967.8 total) Wow, we sure got our behinds handed to us today. I felt terrible from the beginning, as we climbed toward Escalante my legs resisted; my entire body had a hard time moving forward. It’s been getting progressively hotter - 14% grades aren’t easy in this heat. Around 1 pm we began to climb up from the Escalante River - big mistake. This was by far the hardest climb of the trip, poor timing on our part starting it mid day. I wish we had spent some time in the river, instead we began the 14% climb. The heat was so draining, although the country through that area it phenomenal, it was difficult to enjoy the sites with the climb in front of us. The nearest ... read more

Hi Well today I was intending to fly out from Denver to Casper in the early afternoon. The airline operates by assigning you a seat at the boarding desk rather than the computer doing it where you check in! So 30 mins before I was to board they told me and 7 other passengers that we couldn't board the 30 seater aeroplane to Casper, due to some ridiculous excuse about weight restrictions!! So after arguing this for half an hour or so, i eventually ended up with the airline booking me on a route via Salk Lake City that night or I could 'maybe' fly out in the morning 18 hours later direct to Casper!! So off I went off to Utah and despite the stress and waiting around I was rewarded with magnificent scenery between ... read more