Another long and beautiful ride

I am covering a Saturday shift this weekend for a fellow supervisor here at work so I had Wednesday off this week. I woke up Wednesday morning after 17 consecutive hours of sleep and was feeling quite ambitious. I hadn't been on a lengthy bike ride in quite a while (not since the ride to Alpine 6 weeks ago) and was in need of some good "think time". I've found biking to be one of the best forms of think time. It's slower than a car so there is more opportunity to enjoy and appreciate your surroundings and the amazing beauty that God has given us in this earth. It's also a great time to listen to good talks by an array of my favorite speakers and learn more insight into gospel truths and principles. Wednesday I also woke up to a sweet gift that Grant had left for me the night before. He had bought me my very own bike computer (he's such a sweetheart)! I was so excited to see all of the things that it would tell me. I plotted my route to Layton and set off on my adventure.

Total distance: 72.55 Miles
Maximum speed: 33.2 Miles per Hour
Average Speed: 13.7 Miles per Hour
Time to Layton: 2 hours 50 Minutes
Time to Salt Lake: 2 hours 13 Minutes


I learned from my last ride to wear sunscreen when going on such an adventure...what I didn't think of was that when you wear sandals the tops of your feet are very much exposed to the sun! It doesn't hurt yet and I must admit this will become a KILLER tan and you all are jealous! I've seen you looking at my feet with envy the past two days. If Chaco has another "Chaco Tan Contest" this fall I think I may be in the running! The other thing that cannot be ignored as one examines this picture is that fact that I completely and 100% have my dad's feet! Those crazy toes that point out are just like his, thanks dad!

This was yet another adventure for the record books!

Just one last FYI...in the last two days (Wednesday and Thursday) I have ridden my bike 96.0 miles! Man! It is the most gratifying feeling to think of all the gas I have saved...96 miles, that's over $25.00 in gas for my Jeep! They aren't robbing me. In the last 3 weeks I have put only $30.00 worth of gas in my Jeep! That's a big difference considering I used to fill up ($50.00) every 5 to 6 days. I'm going to be ready for my cross country bike ride in no time!