New bike...almost

You know how I explained that there was a problem with the fork, then the headset?  Well, the whole time is was a bad head tube.  It was cracked and it was out of whack. Mad Dog Cycles, where I bought this bike from looked at it and replaced the whole frame under warranty and the Trek Red Shield.  I guess this is the third new frame and most of the parts on it are still 5 years old.  I guess I'll just keep riding it.  I rode it yesterday and it was a great ride.  I loved the feel of it.  I was thinking about selling it but I figured I probably won't make any money out of it and I hate selling bikes and cars off of classifieds and ads.  It never works out and I could never make money doing it because I am a very bad salesman.  I am thinking of upgrading the drivetrain to a 2X10 drivetrain and it should be a good bike.  It would be updated.  Then just ride it a little longer then buy a new bike but probably not Trek.  Then just use this bike as a second bike.

Angel's Landing Hike

Last weekend, it snowed in all of the state of Utah except in St. George.  St. George was warm and pleasant but a little chill in the air, around the 60 degree range most of the time.  So, it was very nice, better than 10 degrees in Ephraim for sure.

I was going to ride my bike in St. George but my bike wasn't ready at the shop.  They found another problem on it and the frame needed to be replaced because of a crack in it.  So, my parents and I decided to still go down there and go see Zion National Park.  I hiked up Angel's Landing while my parents did the shuttle around the park and saw other stuff.

Angel's Landing was a tough steep climb up to it and I've never done it before.  There was a lot of people there.  But I enjoyed the hike up it.  I was trying to go as fast as I could so I could get back before dark.  The view at the top was amazing.

The top part was very scary because of cliffs on both sides and I had to hold on a chain and I thought that part was pretty cool.
 

There were awesome switchbacks on this climb but the trail was all paved, probably because of the water control.  Later that night, my parents and I watched "Interstellar" at the Imax theatre right outside of Zion.  It was an interesting movie and it made me think for days.  It was a very good time and I won't ever forget this trip.

Weekend at Ogden, UT

After doing errands and going to a hearing aid appointment in Provo, I went up to Ogden afterwards to spend the weekend at my sister's.  I took my fat bike with me and yes that is strange because I didn't take my mountain bike for the ride.  My mountain bike has been having problems on the headset and I can't get it figured out.  The local bike shop told me to take it to the shop where I bought my bike and have them look at it.  So I took it at Mad Dog Cycles and I hope they can figure it out.  I thought it was a bad fork the whole time but after I got it rebuilt, the bike was still having steering problems.  So I've been riding my fat bike instead.

The plan was to go ride at Antelope Island which is near my sister's and brother's places but when I got there, it was so windy that I caved and got back into the car and drove off.  It was like 50 mph wind gusts.  I was going to just ditch riding that day but when I got back to the city, the wind wasn't as bad and I figured I could just do a ride near the mountain bench where the wind wasn't as bad at all.  I got back on my iPad back at my sister's place(still don't have a smartphone) to figure out what trail to do because I've never ridden on any trails near Ogden City.  After browsing on the internet, I figured North Bonneville Shoreline Trail looked like the most forgiving ride.

After riding the first mile from the North Ogden Divide trailhead, I was getting satisfied and I was enjoying the ride so far.  The trail was singletrack and it was smooth and fun.

The first part of the trail was all climbing on switchbacks and I love switchbacks!  At the top, I stopped and looked at the view.  The dust down below is supposed to be Antelope Island.  You can't see Antelope Island because of the dust from the wind.  It looked unreal.

The trail ended at Pineview trailhead.  I turned around there and went back where I went.  Actually you can keep going north to another trail that keeps going to Willard.  It's supposed to be more technical and more demanding.  So anyway, the ride back was just a little bit more climbing then it also had more downhill than the previous direction which was fun.  I really liked this trail and I would do it again if I am over at my sister's and brother's places for some spring and fall riding.

The next morning, the wind finally settled down from a hardcore wind stage that had happened the day before after I was done with my ride.  Instead it was a little colder that morning.  But no worries, I had warm gear with me.  It's good, right?  So I rode on this paved rail trail near my sister's place and went for 2 hours of riding.  It was relaxing and very nice.  There wasn't that much people this time at all.  I was grateful.  It was just a nice cruiser and still was a little slower because of my fat bike.  What a great weekend!  I also visited my family more and ate out at a few places with them.  It was fun.