Am I getting old? I don't know, but maybe it would explain why I didn't enjoy my ride yesterday. The route we chose was starting in Magna, riding 8400 West down to Herriman and back. On paper, it looked good -- about 35.5 miles. Then I could ride home while Marsha drove.

Well, the first 14 miles is a long slow grind up a series of stepped hills. Not too steep, but steady and steeper than going up Emigration Canyon. Then after a brief downhill in Herriman, we turned North into the teeth of a frigid head wind (15 mph). And so it went for the rest of the ride. Cold, windy and uphill.

By the time we got back to the car (40 miles! 4 hours!) my legs were numb from the knees down, and my back muscles were cramping up. Needless to say, I didn't ride home.

We didn't ride this last Sunday because we were in Southern Utah, hiking in Coyote Buttes South section of the Vermillion cliffs. The Paw Hole trail head was 17 miles down the Rock House road, then 2 1/2 miles off that road. We had to park about 2 miles from the trailhead because the sand was too deep for our car. However, the ranger just happened to bbe going by and offered us a ride to the trailhead. We were the only ones there for miles around.

The scenery was fantastic! We hiked for six hours and were thoroughly exhausted by the time we got back to the car.

Did my first "real" ride of the season. 50 miles, up north. It was extremely pleasant riding up, with a strong tailwind. However, and not surprisingly, we had to ride into a 20 mph headwind the last 18 miles.

On the jerseys, which you can order up to Thursday, April 15th, they come in sizes 3XS to 4XL.

SHC Bike Jersey

This is the SHC bike jersey I designed. It is available for $60.00 in all sizes.