The ride was 318 miles over 6 days with a total elevation gain of 17,910 feet. Except for in the vicinity of St. George, the daytime temperatures were in the 60s & 70s and the nighttime temperatures were in the 30s & 40s, except for the night in Panguitch when it dropped into the high 20s. My Polar A-5 heart rate monitor calculated that I burned about 5500 Calories on several of our 63 mile days with steep climbs and that, during those climbs, I was burning about 1000 Calories/hour! That's serious exercise. This is a challenging and beautiful ride.
On the road out of St. George, Utah
Sunset over camp in Springdale
Skip & Curt among the big walls in Zion National Park
Switchbacks and the climb out of Zion
Is it Mars or is it Utah? Bryce Canyon National Park
Curt & Skip on the rim of Bryce Canyon
Panorama of Bryce Canyon from Sunrise Point
Panorama of Bryce Canyon from Inspiration Point
Skip on the rim with "hoodoos" in the background
The trail among the "hoodoos" in the canyon
Curt and the "door" though the rock
The Day 5 route from Panguitch to Cedar City via Cedar Breaks National Monumnent (This 63 mile day involved a 4500 foot climb over about 35 miles and then a steep descent down a canyon into Cedar City)
The view from 10,500 feet in Cedar Breaks National Monument
Camp in Cedar City after a long day
The road back to St. George (The ridge is the southern boundary of the Great Basin, which is a significant aspect of the geology of Utah and Nevada. Great Basin National Park is located on US-50 on the boundary between Utah and Nevada.)
