Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Day 16: Rain, rain, go away
60.3 miles. 11.1 mph. For us this is the closest thing to a rest day. We only had one climb, albeit a tough one. Most of the day was rainy and a little wind carried over from yesterday. We finished off our second map, now it's on to the next one. Sorry it has been a while since our last post. You would think AT&T would put some towers in the desert. Ahh well, at least we have it here in Cedar City, UT.
We beat a large rain cloud into a Subway/Gas station. Caught up on our emails and tried to figure out a place to sleep. We thought about biking a bit farther up our largest mountain pass yet. When we called a campground a few miles up they said they still weren't open yet. Not only that but a short-cut road we were supposed to take is also closed. When asked if we could still ride on it the ranger responded,"Yea, sure, if you want to bike in the snow." So it looks like we'll have to take the long route tomorrow, an extra 12 miles. For now we've decided to rest. Tim had a brilliant idea to sleep at a Wal-Mart. So we're going to give that a try tonight and maybe some shopping.
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Pretty sure they made a movie about sleeping at Wal-Mart. When you get home, watch "Where the Heart Is."
ReplyDeletePraying for safety,
Juls (Tim's sis)
Hope the weather is better today boys...as you can see there are lots of people pulling for you guys..keep up the good work..John (mike's dad)
ReplyDeleteHey guys,
ReplyDeleteIf you're headed through St. George later this week, there used to be a great Mexican place on the main drag downtown. The place was called "Las Hermanos". It used to be a jail in the wild west days, and there were still bullet holes in the wall outside. The thing I remember about it the most was that they served unlimited chips and salsa; the salsa was homemade and served in a big glass boot (good stuff).
Stay safe,
Uncle Bob
Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. Juls, that sounds like a horror film, fortunately we survived, although we did run into this creepy guy. John (Dad), yes the weather was much better today but that didn't stop the mountains. Hey Uncle Bob! Wish we could go to St. George, that place sound awesome! But we just left Cedar City which was probably 30 miles or so north of that place. We'll hit it up next time.
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