I took the opportunity to go on my fat bike after the snow storm we had right after Thanksgiving weekend. It snowed quite a bit then it got really cold. I had a Friday off and went definitely. That morning, Ephraim made the news up in Salt Lake City that it got below 22 here in Ephraim. Yeah, pretty cold. But I waited it out before I went on my ride. By the time it got 11 degrees at my house, I went.
It wasn't so bad because I had some pretty good warm biking clothing gear and also after working out about 10 minutes, it felt perfect. I wasn't too hot, or too cold but I didn't sweat at all during the whole ride. Not one drip. It was that cold. I was amazed that I didn't sweat and it felt weird. And I was really working out hard too. As hard as I could. My fat bike also felt amazing over snow and I felt like I was a kid again, fat bikes over snow are so fun.
This is a homemade map I made on the computer on where I went since I am so behind on technology(ask my older brother, he says that I live too much in the 90s, and it's true, I do). I left E Town towards Black Hill and Kane Valley area. I climbed up Kane Valley Road past the elk ranch and the snow pack on the road was perfect. I made it up there like in 25 minutes from my house then turned around at the top and went back down. I thought that was it for my ride and then until I got home, I decided to get my dog and go for a little longer. This time we went up towards past the Lund Farm and went on that technical rocky road that connects to the Ephraim Canyon Road(shortcut to the canyon road from town). The rocks were all covered with snow and it made the ride pleasant. The fat bike went on that road great even though there were a couple tire tracks. On the ride back down, I had a blast and I went fast. So the ride was about 9.5 miles and the total elevation gain was 850 feet so it took me about an hour. It was fun and I am ready for more.
