Day 20: Dessert in the desert

54.9 miles. Averaged 10.4 mph. Well, the wind was angry that day, my friends. Like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli. Unfortunately, we rode right into it. The past two days there has been a wind advisory calling for up to 50 mph gusts. Given the choice, we would have chosen biking up a mountain over this weather. Although, it was nice to munch on some sand anytime we opened our mouths. The funny thing was, we had a downhill most of the way too. Today had to have been one of our toughest days yet. We did ride through Glen Canyon and crossed the Colorado River. They were so real and spectacular. Then we made it to Hite Recreation Area. That's when we had our second desert dessert of the day, a cold can of soda. It was also a blessing to meet three other riders going the opposite direction. Shout outs to Jake, Tomas, and Zach. They had just spent the night outside the ranger station and were getting ready to make the trek to Hanksville. Hopefully the wind was favorable for you guys. It was great talking with you all! May you have a safe and enjoyable journey! We will be thinking and praying for you. After they took off we started cooking some dinner. At our last service stop (a gas station) we bought the essentials because our next stop wasn't for another 122 miles: beans, chili, chef boyardee, combos, and gummy worms. We didn't want to leave anything to chance out there. Shout out to Steve who provided us with two excellent face masks. It was great talking with you! These will definitely help us out a lot tomorrow in the wind! Shout out to Mr. Smith, Michael's and Brooks' physics teacher, it's great to hear from you! Glad to hear you're still biking, hope you've had or will get the chance to do part of this route, it's really sweet. One last shout out to Matt and Yvonne Richardson who are new parents with the birth of Kylie Mae, congratulations! After dinner, we were very inspired by Jake, Tomas, and Zach so we decided to push on until we found a free camping spot down the road. Luckily, we only had to travel five more miles. It looks like the wind will continue through tomorrow night. So one last day for some dessert.

Glen Canyon

Colorado River

Scorpion at the ranger station