Wow! Did we call that one right! Just talked to a couple that rolled in from Grand Canyon and Flagstaff this afternoon. They went to sleep last night to driving rain. When they woke up this morning it was all quiet and they thought the rain had gone away. Oops, there was a foot of snow covering everything. Indeed their coach had a foot of snow on top. Continue reading Hangin’ out at the 3,000 foot level.
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What’s so fascinating about a big hole in the ground?
We made it over the hills to Springdale Utah right at the entrance to Zion National Park. We spent three days there and finally got to ride up to the end of the canyon. It was about ten miles and 300 ft of elevation gain, so it really wasn’t a bad ride. Continue reading What’s so fascinating about a big hole in the ground?
Hi from South Dakota:
We moved West into South Dakota last night. Just barely across the Big Sioux River that divides Iowa and South Dakota, however. Such a difference there has been between Illinois and this corner of Iowa and South Dakota. In Illinois the corn was seven foot tall and tastling. Over here the corn is perhaps 15 inches tall and it is a week later. Continue reading Hi from South Dakota:
Ride the Austraheid
It all started when we missed Kim and David’s Austraheid ride on Labor Day in 1995. The Austraheid is pass on Highway NFS 19, from West Fir to Rainbow near Eugene, Oregon. This route crosses from the Willamette River to the McKenzie River. Continue reading Ride the Austraheid