Thursday, September 8, 2011

Wasatch Boulevard

   Two miles up the road from us is the shoreline of the ancient Lake Bonneville...and nowadays there's a road that follows the shoreline:  Wasatch Boulevard.  It's a favorite of bikers in Salt Lake because it follows the ridge, has wide shoulder and great views of the valley.
  On Saturday of Labor Day weekend, Scott & I decided it was our turn to ride the Wasatch.  We hopped on our bikes and headed uphill...Two miles of uphill just to get to the boulevard.  I was wiped.  We rode about 4 miles of it and then I called it quits.  I just wasn't feeling so great.
Stormy skies all above the Valley.
  On Labor Day, we decided to tackle it again.  This time, we drove our car up the hill, to Einstein Bagels.  I got my usual.  (Mom, do you know what kind of bagel I had?)  Then we hopped on our bikes and rode south, down to Little Cottonwood Canyon and back.  12 miles, 1 hour.  The sky was overcast and thunderheads threatening, which made the weather perfect for riding...no hot sun beating down our backs!

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