"How was the weather?" Getting ready for the number one inquiry.


The weather at our destination, Moab, Utah, will be different from here at home (Atlanta), but not monumentally so. Ride days are forecasted to be a high of 55 or 60, with lows of 25 to 33. The climate is important to the traveler, if this research from the International Journal of Tourism Research is correct.

 “How was the weather?” is a frequently asked question when people exchange their holiday experiences. Recent results from the annual German travel analysis, a representative survey among 7500 Germans (FUR, 2019), report that the most frequently listed positive memory of the last main holiday trip was neither landscape (70%), nor regional food and beverage (68%), nor the atmosphere (65%). It was good weather (73%). Also, extreme weather remains a part of traveler's memories: a study of Gössling, Abegg, and Steiger (2016) showed that people still report weather related events that took place while on holiday even after 10 years.






The folks with Skinny Tires have been great about keeping us informed as we close in on the event. Today, they sent an email with this title:

Plentiful Sunshine, High around 65. 
Now that is a forecast we can get behind!

So, it all sounds good. But, I think the morning starts will feel quite chilly. 

Shout out to my hometown bike club friends––the Riverside Riders who bundle up and keep pedaling all winter long--for helping me get acclimated to be A-okay on my bike when it is cold!
 

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  1. PERKyMarch 7, 2022 at 6:43 PM

    Testing out comment box.

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  2. Patricia BowenMarch 8, 2022 at 8:04 AM

    Wear layers, and have fun.

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  3. Ilsa JacksonMarch 8, 2022 at 9:33 AM

    Love the picture and I cannot wait to see all of this through your eyes as I do not see me ever biking like this.

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