This week turned out great on my riding. I am back to a lot climbing. By climbing, I mean climbing up the canyon road until I get tired. Last Thursday, when the weather was super, luckily the boss called me and told me to not come to work that day. I was kind of glad because all I wanted to do on that nice, warm day was to go on a big ride on my mountain bike. I also had Tuesday off, so I went on my once a week moderate pace long ride on that day, the weather forecast forecasted a ton of wind, so I went that morning and tried to get back before the wind started. I started at 8 in the morning and rode down west of town and around town for an hour and then went home to eat breakfast then switched bikes, so on my mountain bike, I rode another 2 hours on Little Pigeon Hollow Road to Spring City and back. On the way back, the wind started blowing and I had a major headwind but I made it and logged in 35 miles that morning.
Back to Thursday, it was a ride I really enjoyed because it was all climbing and I love to climb. I went up along the Powerline Trail and up on Green Gate Road then climbed some more on the canyon road. I kept going up until I got tired and made it to that sharp curve before Ponderosa Pine Plantation. I haven't got that high up in two years and it felt great. I plan to go higher on the next ride.
After the climb, I turned around and went down the road then the Flume. The Flume Trail was all packed down like I said it would(after one week). It looked like a hundred bikers went down it. It is really fast and smooth now. It was a blast though.
Saturday. Saturday was all rainy all day and cold. At 7 in the morning, before the wind would start blowing later in the day, I went on a ride on my road bike. I am glad I did it even though it was pouring rain, I just rode around town then up the pavement of the canyon road twice. I rode for at least 1.5 hours and logged in 18 miles. It was very wet, drenched, and cold. I had a lot of fun though because I had a very good workout and my legs felt stronger than I thought. It was like being in the Seattle rain again. I didn't really have the proper bike rain gear but this blue jacket worked for a little while. But I had no protection on my feet so my ankles and feet were itching so bad after an hour I got home. It was really a blast though. I hope I can ride in the rain again but it's rare in Utah to get rain like this.
