Malta, across to Idaho
Today is the second day of three crossing from Utah to the Snake River Valley. This is a remote area without much population but I found a spot in Malta that is a good stopping point. It was cold last … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Utah
Snowville, railroads, rockets and Rattlesnake Pass…
It rained yesterday – so a good choice to take a rest day. It was dry this morning so I guessed I avoided the rain for today. Unfortunately, I had three showers today. The first I mostly avoided by making … Continue reading →
Brigham City, rest day
Taking a rest day in Brigham City. Looking at the weather forecasts and my route choices, this seems like the best alternative. This is a nice spot to take break with restaurants and a Walmart nearby.
Continue reading →Brigham City, keep the Great Salt Lake on your left…
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 →
Salt Lake City, across the metropolis
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 →
Lehi, a day for descending
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 →
Daniel’s Summit, a day for climbing
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 →
Duchesne, pronounced dew-shane…
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 →
Vernal, dinosaurs
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 →