Breakfast was also a good selection and well presented at 7am. The day was fine, sunny and warm with a substantial amount of head wind. Total climbing was about 1500ft but felt more due to the wind.
Scenery was initially low scrub lands with hill backgrounds. A few long gentle climbs led to one good descent. Further west, the classical flat desert with rock formations became the norm. All in all, it was a fairly uninspiring cycling day.
The total ride for the day was 66.2 miles in 3hrs 42m with a maximum of 39.3mph. Some of the roads were in shockingly rough condition and greatly decreased the average speed.
Total riding for the week was 792km (495.1 miles) in 28hrs 33m at an average speed of 27.9kmh-1 with a maximum of 39.3mph (62.9kmh-1). This is more than last week!
The afternoon was spent on a trip to Arches National Park, Utah. This is a 4050 minute drive from Green River (which is brown!) The park contains numerous sandstone formations of rocks, arches, windows etc. About 45 people went. Late afternoon / early evening was punctuated with thunderstorms and rain.
We arrived back just after 7pm directly to dinner, a buffet at a next door truckstop. The food was the usual types and quality, complete with dessert, including jelly!
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