On the road again

Well, I'm just about to head out. My biggest concern? Water. There is a lot of emptiness on this route, and unlike Antarctica you can't just scoop up the "ground" you are biking over and heat it up to get water. Weather today is suppose to be warm and then a cold front moves in and the rest of the trip could be rainy and cold, and possibly snow.

Newport Reloaded

There is a swagman bike rack waiting for me in Newport Oregon....

My prior attempt to bike from Eagle Mountain Utah to Newport Oregon failed. I had a very limited time available for the ride. To do it I needed to get about 160 miles a day, so I picked my nice light road bike. Unfortunately I got trapped in a snow storm and with a foot of snow on the ground the skinny road bike tires just were not safe.

Well I now have a bigger window to do the trip. This means this time I can use my mountain bike and camp along the way.

I like my new route. Now I can take dirt roads instead of having to do sections on the freeway. Here is my planned route for the Brigham City to Newport section. From Lehi to Ogden I will go on the Frontrunner train, and then I will just go up the main highway from Ogden to Brigham City.

Assuming I get the income taxes filed to day, I should be ready to start early tomorrow morning.

You think I would know better

When you put your bikes on the back of a car you need to make sure that the exhaust from the car does not hit the tires of the bike. It is something I am well aware of, however today I fell victim to the problem.

I am giving a presentation in St George tomorrow. Of course if I am going to go all the way to St George then I am taking my mountain biking and getting some good riding in. When we got here and went to take the bikes off the rack my front tire was a melted mess. I'm pretty upset with myself for this as now I will have to sell a lot of books just to break even on the trip.

Cryptobiotic crusts with red rock background

After a trip to Red Rock Bicycle we finally were able to get a ride in. Took the Bear Claw Poppy trial out to Stucki Springs and then we followed a couple of women back down a trail they called the Snake Pit. Great ride but Kendall is a bit sore from his crash.

Cougar on the trail

Took my daughter and soon to be son-in-law out on the Hidden Hollow trails. The Deadwood trail is coming along great, and they loved it so much we had to loop up and do it again.

While headed down the trail, Cougar went flying past me. Don't worry, Cougar is a guys name, and not a large golden and white (nor black and blue) cat. By the looks of it, Cougar was after the Strava KOM, and looking at Strava afterwards, he got it.

We just want the rabbit

Yesterday I posted clips of the Hidden Valley trails. The whole ride would be too long and boring as a video so I chopped it up. Well, today I rode the Jackrabbit trail a bit faster so that it could be filmed. So here is the full Jackrabbit trail.

I just love to ride my bike.