Decided it would be fun to post ride logs of my rides, even the short, dumb ones. These posts made possible by my new Garmin 60Cx GPS. It rules. I highly recommend it, as well as Topo 2008. Normally I'd throw in a rant right now about how stupid it is for GPS makers to not include real maps with their GPS receivers. BUT, that's not what this blog's for... I have other blogs to piss and moan on.
Ended up picking up some supplies today. Snagged a Fox chest protector, Shift waterproof/insulated gloves, and a Klim Wind Stopper balaclava. Gotta love products made by Gore. Also have a pair of Shift Assault pants on order. Hopefully they'll get here before too long.
But, I decided that I needed to try out my new stuff this afternoon. Well, "try out" is used loosely. I hope I don't ever really need to "try out" my safety gear.
So, today took me up the Squaw Peak road. I've ridden this dirt road between Provo Canyon and Hobble Creek Canyon a good few times now. It's good for a short, few hour jaunt.
Didn't get any pics (my bad) but the trip was beautiful. The trees are changing, so it was very colorful. The air smelled just great after the rain/snow that fell over the weekend. Most of the snow had melted at altitude, but there were still some patches that the sun had missed. The air was fresh and smelled great.
Parts of the road were a little precarious. The melting snow had left some extremely slick mud spots, I thought I was going to turf a couple times on them. Definitely need to get better tires. That'll have to wait. I find it tough to replace perfectly good rubber anyway. Even if the rubber is awful. Still have at least 1000 on the factory rides. Probably longer. We'll see how the finances hold out.
When I left for the ride, it was around ~55 degrees or so at "ground" level. It did get much colder as I went up into the snow level. One of these days I'll have to take a thermometer and see how much difference there is. Fortunately, my new gloves kept me (mostly) comfortable. It'll be nice once I get some grip heaters installed. My legs did get pretty cold where the wind was hitting them. It's thermal time, if you're riding high.
I didn't double check that my GPS was recording my track until about halfway through the ride. It wasn't! So, all I'll have to post for today is the second half. It's not really hard to get to the path though, it's a pretty common area. Still, great fun.
GPX File
Google Earth Version
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