Join me as I bike Sea to Sea

Distance Biked Today:  100 miles

Time Spent Biking:  8:09

Avg Speed:  ? mph

Max speed: 50.8 mph

Total Distance Biked:  1150 miles

Today I biked through Salt Lake City and into Park City. I kept expecting countryside but the whole way was sprawled suburbs of the city.

On the way, I found a phone on the side of the road. I put it together and called one of the people in the address book. I ended up talking to the owner and told her I left it at the gas station, where she could pick it up. I was glad to have helped.

I wanted to explore the city, however knowing that the day was going to be long and difficult I decided to stay focused on getting to my destination. I did manage to see the huge Mormon temple from a distance. Along the way, First CRC of Salt Lake invited us for snacks and drinks at their church along the way. I was aiming to get there by noon and I arrived at 12:04. Pretty good, huh? I could blame the extra time on the red lights I had to stop for.

I then took an hour at the church to eat, drink, socialize, and take a nap. Shortly after the church there was a steep short hill. It was very steep. It was probably close to 10-12% or enough that you feel like your going to tip over backwards.

After the steep short hill we started are climb. Today had the most total climbing of any day yet. It was beautiful to climb into the mountains and slowly wind in between huge peaks.

So I did the first 60 miles in about 4 1/2 hours which was marked by arriving at the church. Then the last 40 miles took 5 1/2 hours for a total of over 8 hours on the bike. Stop. And think about how long of a time that is! It was slow slow going up the hill.

After we climbed a couple of mountains (I love saying that). We rode through Park City which hosted the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. We could see lots of chateaus and housing that were made to host all the athletes and visitors. Also we saw the ski hills and jumps, and lots of other Olympic related scenery.

In a Sociology class my prof talked about Polygamy Porter, a local brew. I saw a couple of bottles but I wished I would have bought one as a souvenir.

At the church today, I ran into some people that my parents knew from church, the Cunninghams. It was fun to connect with them and talk about home, even though they live in Salt Lake City now.

I broke my top speed record today at 50.8 mph. Yikes thats fast, but oh so fun. I also did my first century (100 miles) today. Now I can say that I did a century and my first one was crossing a mountain or two!