there's a reason God established a day of rest as a pattern for us to follow. today's ride proved tremendously enjoyable after such a wonderful time spent with John & Geneva, which spilled over into this morning as we shared coffee and toast with them at their RV before packing up and climbing out of the gorge and east into Utah.
took awhile for the southeastern Nevada scenery to look "Utah", but ever so slowly, craggy outcroppings began to spring from the forested hills as we rolled closer and closer to city #3: cedar city.
pretty typical day on the road: riding through a few small towns, getting free ice in the gas stations for our bottles/water bags, and the occasional climb followed by the obligatory coast back down a mountain pass.
cresting out last one for the day, we were rewarded with a view of cedar city far off in the distance, the sun just beginning to turn the mountains a ripe tomato red. after more than an hour's coast down into the valley.
campers be warned, iron mission state park exists only on AAA maps, and we suddenly found ourselves without a place to stay. having stopped for dinner and crossed into the mountain time zone, it was getting late and dark as we rolled into a KoA just down the road. couldn't sweet talk our way to a free site, so we stealthed it under a brilliantly bright moon, and looked forward to Zion and (hopefully) showers the following night.
until next time,
may the road rise up to meet you
josh & mark
the lifecycle team
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