Mountains to the east, Great Salt Lake to the west. In between is a narrow area of cities north of Salt Lake City. Ogden is the largest of these. I crossed northwards through Ogden and several others to reach Brigham … Continue reading →
Today was a nice change from my riding of the past few days. The previous days were a lot of highway riding with both climbing and descending sections. The first part of today was almost entirely on trails and had … Continue reading →
My finish today is almost 3500ft lower than my start this morning. That is a lot of downhill mostly on busy highways and mostly with OK shoulders. Not the most pleasant riding, but it was the most straightforward route. I … Continue reading →
Today started at 5500ft and ended at 8000ft. There were some descents as well but a lot of climbing – most of it in a 1000ft climb before lunch and a 1200ft climb after lunch. Overall it wasn’t as much … Continue reading →
I am no longer in mountain areas but instead in open dry mesa and sandstone country. Today was a relatively flat ride through the Ute/Unitah reservation lands. There were several small settlements and a slightly larger town of Roosevelt so … Continue reading →
Today I left the relative quiet of Rangely and reached the larger town of Vernal. 18 miles of gradual up, 20 miles of gradual down and 15 miles of gradual up brought me to roughly the same elevation as I … Continue reading →
Both Meeker and Rangely have a little over 2000 residents. However, Rangely seems much more empty and with fewer businesses like restaurants. Instead Rangely seems to have more of an isolated perspective.t Today my route took me from Meeker to … Continue reading →
Today a nice ride from Craig over a low set of hills to Meeker. Grades in the west are different from eastern mountains. More likely to be a long gradual ascent or descent than a lot of short sharp hills. … Continue reading →
An easy ride today following the Yampa River downstream to Craig. Just a month ago I was getting on the road early to beat the heat. Today I waited just a bit to let it warm up. It was 45F … Continue reading →
Today was a challenging day, at least as much for the descent as for the climb. The first half of the ride was an easy ride through wide open spaces of North Park. The second half was a climb to … Continue reading →