Bike 2016

Started at 6 after going to Luve’s truck stop for breakfast, I had a ricekrispy and coffee. 5 miles out I noticed my back tire was going soft, found a nail sticking out, patched the tube. It was interesting to see guys on horseback moving cattle, other than that there was nothing beteen Wamsutter and… Continue reading Wamsutter, WY to Rawlins, WY

Biked 68.37 miles today with very strong winds from the south (25 with 40 mile gusts). First break was at Point of Rocks, as I was getting on the bike to leave found that my rear tire was soft. Could not find a stone or wire going through the casing of the old Armadillo so… Continue reading Rock Springs, WY to Wamsutter, WY

We were on the road by 6 and into Rock Springs by 9am, 38.65 miles. Our first stop was 11 miles out, took a couple pictures. At mile marker 83 we exited I80 to bike 374 / 372 and got back on I80 at exit 91 after Green River. The wind was blowing hard in… Continue reading Little America, WY to Rock Springs, WY

Total of 66.81 which I think is the longest distance we have done UN a day. Started 5:30 which is the earliest we have started biking. The first 26 miles included 3 hills called the Three Sisters. Just after peaking the last sister Dan hit something with the front wheel, flat tire (9:10am). He replaced… Continue reading Evanston, WY to Little America, WY

Started riding paved railroad trail that turned into gravel trail outside of town. Eventually we rode around Echo resevoir and on the north end started to ride I80. None of the exits had services untill Evanston. At Wahsatch, UT we sat under an overpass and ate an apple. Made it in by 10:30 and are… Continue reading Coalville, UT to Evanston, WY

Started with Dan’s favorite breakfast, McDonald’s drive through at 5:30, biking by 6. The first 23 miles where spent climbing to two summits, the first summit we went on Emigration Canyon which is a very popular bike route, talked to a number of bikers with the longest by Dan on the way down from the… Continue reading Salt Lake City, UT to Coalville, UT

Had breakfast at the airport hotel, packed up and biked 10 miles through the airport bike path to downtown. Going to go to bed early and start at first light to bike up the hill.

Got in late from the awards ceremony and sleept in late to make up for the lack of sleep the previous night’s red eye flight, it was good to be with Rachel even though the time is short. Met Clark Snyder and wife in the hotel lobby while printing out boarding passes form our flights… Continue reading Boston, MA to Salt Lake City, UT via Delta Airlines

Took the hotel shuttle to the airport and then boarded the red eye flight to Atlanta, GA and then to Boston, MA. Waited 15 minutes for Rachel’s flight to come in from Minneapolis. Picked up the Hertz rental car and drove down to the Quincy Marriott. I cut off all of the facial hair that… Continue reading Salt Lake City airport to Boston, MA

Had breakfast at the hotel and then took the hotel shuttle to the airport and then the 550 UTA city bus to the downtown visitor center. Asked about biking out of SLC in the direction of Coalville. Was introduced to one of the staff that is a biker who provided a route up through Parely’s… Continue reading Salt Lake City Site Seeing