Ramblin' On

I see that we haven't posted anything of late. My excuse is that I was in Rochester, NY, sans bike all last week. Poor me. Cassie hasn't been riding very much, either. In theory, we're getting ready for the Moab Century, but I don't think we'll make it.

I tried riding up Millcreek Canyon on Tuesday after my pilates therapy. Unfortunately, it was 5 miles of hills to get to the canyon, and I was pooped by the time I got there. I only rode about 2 miles up before I gave out.

I did ride up Emigration Canyon today, all the way to Little Mountain. The way I ride this canyon is to break it down into small sections. I recite a litany as I ascend:
Ruth's
Camp K
Pueblo Amarillo
Short Cut
Love Shack
Creek House
Tyvek
Broken Bridge
Junk House
40 Mile
Powerhouse House
Big Bend
Sun and the Moon
Tile Wall
Pinecrest
S-s-s-s-s-s-s-snake
Hairpin and
Little Mountain.

As I pass each spot I recite the littany from that point. If you ride or drive up Emigration, see if you can identify the landmarks.

Tooele Loop-di-loop

Marsha Luke and I went for a nice little ride today (where the heck was Cassie????) in colorful, happenin Tooele County. The ride started in Grantsville, toured the north end of the Tooele Army Depot, past Larry Miller's Sports Park (NASCAR racetrack), and down part of the beautiful Erda Road, concluding with a circumnavigation of the amoeba-like Stanbury Park. map of Tooele Loop
We left the house at 6:30 am, much to Luke's chagrin, to beat the heat. The ehat never amounted to much today, though. As you will note from the map, the course is basically a triangle: first leg to Tooele (uphill), second leg to Stansbury Park (downhill), and the third leg back to Grantsville (flat). We averaged about 15 mph over 32 miles.