Holiday Inn Provo

So ha. Some of you have chided us for the dangers of picking up strangers, yet now it is us who may teach you a lesson. Nathan, the friendly stranger, needed a ride to Joe's Valley to go meet some climbing friends of his who knew a bit more about the area. Well, when Saturday morning comes around, Nathan and his friends show up at our campsite with their jeep and invite us along to a place called New Joe's ...

We were went out for our Camfel tour on Monday. We have 2 1/2 days to make it to Illinoise for our first show. Here goes road tripping across the country!<br><br>We have loved it. The first night we stayed in Manti, Utah. Expedia found a shady motel way too far off the route. They were closed when we arrived, but on the office door was ...

... prettier and nicer than the other ones. Comfort seating, clear windows, space for your feet (at least for half of the time), and more. My mom had to say something funny before we got in. For instance, instead of saying if we can ALL sit together since we have four people, she said, "Can the 4 of us FIT in ONE SEAT?" OMG HAHAH! I cracked up in my head because it was too funny! You gotta make sense in the english world. <br><br>The tour guide, David Lam (I think ...

Go a Little West, then Head North<br><br>June 10, 2009 &#8211; Santa Fe, New Mexico (273 miles)<br><br>It was a straight shot across the panhandle with not a lot of scenery except the gathering rain clouds. Just as we pulled out of Amarillo, sprinkles began to gather on the windshield and it rained off and on along our route. We crossed into the Mountain Time Zone so all our clocks had to be reset&#8230;.except the cell phones. The New Mexico scenery was a ...

... is in our face, about 30mph plus that really took the starch out of our legs right off the get go. A very demanding day where we had inches to ride on or in the heavy truck traffic or off the side for a long tumble. At mile 40 we start the steeper climb to Soldier Summit 7,447' around 6 miles and it starts raining. When we get to the top we are soaked and cold now ...

... what was needed. We lost 6 riders yeaterday as they were only signed up for the first leg but we picked up 12 that are going to do the rockies. I hear that we will be rididng with the "Ride the Rockies" ride which usually has around 2,000 riders for a couple of days.

... 4:00, it was 1:20 when he left. It was just amazing how fast they were and how fun they were getting air off of boats wake. Even the chaffing from the wind constantly up riding my boardshorts, was worth it. Bridget and mom were ...

... to have for myself and to put my life in perspective. <br><br> The beginning of it all: Lovely Price, Utah. If asked to describe Price in one word it would probably be podunk. Surprisingly there is a fairly decent wikitravel article about it.<br><br>In 4th grade I met probably the most influential person in my life thus far. His name was John Goddard. He made a list of all the goals he wanted to accomplish in life and actually spent ...

... man on the trail between Turret Arch and the Windows Arches and he came walking up saying, 'Wow, Beautiful, Amazing, Spectacular...!' Our thoughts exactly! <br>After that we headed north towards Salt Lake City. We were trying to get as far into Utah as we could so that we wouldn't have a really long day of driving for the last day of our trip. We made it to Provo and to our surprise, it's FREEZING here!! <br>Day #20 Mileage: 477.1 <br>Total Mileage: 6075.4 <br>Allison