Arches NP Ride. Check!



We made it all the way through Arches NP and back, no problems, but now back at the hotel we have the familiar feeling of being whipped up on by the elements of Utah. Wind, sun, hills, everything that is part of the arid outdoors here was coming at us for the 4.5 hours today while we were on our bikes. Below is a selfie I took as soon as I took my helmet off, a little dazed, but happy! My eyes were hurting from the sun's glare, but better now after my drops.

Unfortunately, my bike computer battery died at about mile 40 of 42 miles. So, I'll try to get Fred's Garmin stats, but it was something like 43 miles, 12 mph, on my Wahoo computer. (Garmin doesn't pause for rest breaks and I think that's why a different mph. ) We are headed out to check out Main St. in downtown Moab. I haven't had a chance to browse the cute stores.







I'm the speck wearing white breezing down this serpentine entrance road into Arches. I'm behind the car in one of them, in front of the car in the other. 



Below, I'm standing in front of Courthouse Towers, about four miles from the entrance to Arches.

Fred, near Park Avenue, where we plan to hike Wednesday. 








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