Julie and I set out at 9:15 AM (which we realized later was too late, we should've left at 8:00). Headed up some country roads that gradually wound their way up, up, and up. We rode 20 miles that way and then turned around and flew back to the car. Our plan was to ride 80 miles by doing several 20 or 30 mile loops.
We grabbed a quick snack and potty break at the car and then headed back out on another loop. By then, it was pretty warm and there was more traffic. But still not too bad. We headed up to Pineview Reservoir and up around a monastery. The weather was picture-perfect: warm, dry, and not a cloud in the sky!
The views were just breathtaking. The trees were in full foliage and were just breathtaking. I wanted to stop and take pictures every bend we rode around! Julie is a fast cyclist and I had a hard time keeping up with her so picture-taking was not going to happen very often!
Since Kurt was doing the Xterra triathlon at Snow Basin and was expecting to be done between 1:00 and 2:00, we had to stop at 1:30 which was exactly 70 miles. Because we rode hard most of the way, I didn't mind too much that we didn't get 80 miles. Plus, my training plan called for 5 hours and definitely got that in.
Here are a few pic's but they don't do the area justice!
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