With temperatures threatening to reach over 100 in SLC on Saturday, Scott and I headed for the mountains and cooler air. Our friends, John & Pam Burggraf, picked us and our bikes up mid-morning to take us for a ride. And did they ever!
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| Pam & I: Ready, Set, GO! |
The trail is mostly packed gravel and winds first along a meadow to the south, with a few houses on the north. It crosses a stream several times, a couple of wooden bridges and then heads into Park City proper.
What you don't realize when you're riding a bike: the slow continuous upgrade. I hate to admit it, but both Scott & I had to work very, very hard to keep up with John & Pam. They definitely had to stop and wait for us, here and there.
It took us 45 minutes to go 8 miles. Back to the car, it took 20 minutes---the descent was such that I pedaled 3 times on the return, not out of necessity, but just because.
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| The background is the stuff of picture postcards. |
And what you can't do when pedaling on a bike, as opposed to hoofing along in hiking boots: you really can't stop to admire wildflowers.
We refueled at Red Rock Junction, at the Redstone Center. Ah, ice water and chicken ceasar salad.
The ride was so good that on Monday, Scott & I went back and did it again...with some variation, of course. We tooled around Snyderville and circled around the Swaner Nature Preserve. Another 12 miles, but with a bit more up and down all along the way. We'll have to go back--there's plenty more bike trails to explore!
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| Monday: overcast and cool. Looking west at Swaner Nature Preserve. |
