Day 9 Payson to Heber

Day 9 Payson to Heber

Did not have a good night’s sleep and did not feel rested this morning.  Was awake a number of times during the night. Got up at 450 to start the normal routine.  Jane, Barb and I were going to bike together. Jane got ahead of us pretty quickly and Barb experienced some issues with her knees so she and biked slower than Jane.  When Jane got to the 1^st SAG she headed out with Christeena Nienhuis and managed to get into camp at 1030. Barb and I continued together but Barb pulled ahead of me going up the hills as her knees seem to be getting better.  In the meantime I pedaled slowly up the hills stopping frequently to catch my breath, to bring my heart rate down and to relieve the lactic acid build up in my legs.  As I was biking up the hill, my body was telling me I am crazy and to quit, but in my mind I keep telling myself you can do it, just take more breaks.  I felt like the little engine that could

When I arrived at the top of the 10 mile climb, I was surprised to see Barb had waited for me as it had taken me a long time to get up the hill with all the stops I had to make.  I appreciated Barb’s thoughtfulness. Unfortunately once I started biking again my legs were not comfortable and I told Barb to go on without me.  I did not want to hold her back.  We were rewarded with some beautiful views of the country we were biking through.

 

 

The ride today was really very grand In spite of my challenges.  We biked up to the rim of the large valley and saw grand vistas, with mountains and hills covered with Evergreen trees. I did notice it is very dry.  Hope to post some pics when Internet allows me to upload.

As we were starting supper a sudden rain storm came in and we scrambled for cover.   God’s showed us his fireworks.  We thought this was neat between the Canada Day and Independence Day.  We felt the temperature drop 10 degrees within minutes.  We scrambled to get sweat shirts or rain jackets.  Wearing jackets has been foreign to us due to the excessive heat we have had for a week.  It felt good to put on a sweat shirt again.

Daily stats      total flats to date 90 
Distance52.08 mi

Duration4h:36m:19s

Avg. Speed11.3 mph

Max. Speed38.6 mph

Calories3059 kcal

Min. Altitude4668 ft

Max. Altitude7669 ft

Total Ascent3081 ft

Total Descent1838 ft

Cadence57 rpm