Well, 2 states down and 10 to go. We left Panaca, NV yesterday morning to cool temps and a strong headwind. Our 82 mile day with two climbs felt much harder than I had anticipated. The wind was so strong at our first rest stop that 9 of us rested for a few minutes in our jump car while we waited for the other riders. We were able to find an elementary school gym to have lunch in so that we could warm up. They had a whole rack of hula hoops so I decided to practice a little in case I encountered another contest such as the one poolside in Las Vegas. As we set back out on the road, the wind had not let up. I felt pretty good at the rest stop at the summit of our second climb with only downhill on our way to Cedar City, UT. However, the headwind on the way down and in the flat was cold and just plain frustrating.
Luckily, we made our way to our accommodations for last night and tonight which happened to include a full kitchen and coffee maker. The support team made an amazing dinner of vegetable stew, and we concluded the day with a showing of Anchorman. I think I fell asleep within the first 15 minutes.
This morning we did a presentation to a group of pre medical and pre dental students at Southern Utah University. Next stop was the local coffee shop, The Grind. Now I am riding the java train, chillin to some tunes, and updating the blog. What could be better?
Above is a picture of Anuj hiding from the wind at one of the rest stops and our last rest stop before the decent into Cedar City.
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