Nancy's Blog

I did the Goldilocks Bike ride on Saturday.  We started out at Daybreak and rode west to Herriman High.  Then we went south and rode past Butterfield Park and then out to the Mountain View Corridor.  Then we headed North to the New Bingham Highway.  Then we went east to 4800 west and turnded south and stopped at the first rest stop.  This part was 18 miles and I was already feeling a little tired so I was glad to rest and eat snacks.  Then I took off and we headed east and followed 9800 all the way to 13th west.  On 13th west we went south to Bluffdale, rode past redwood going west to 2200 west and then turned north.  At this point there was a steady hill and I was getting tired and thinking I don't know if I can make 100.  I kept pushing along and we rode south past Camp Williams and past the Lehi Crossroads to a road than turned west.  We followed this road west to a park in Eagle Mountain.  I was very tired and glad to rest and have a snack.  Then we headed west up a large hill, (luckily for every up hill there is a downhill) and then turned north until we got to the road that leads to Cedar Fort.  We past the turn around for the 60 miles and I thought I should at least try to make 80.  The road to Cedar Fort was not too bad.  There were some steady up and down hills.  In Cedar Fort I got to the turn around for the 80 miles and I figured if I got this far I might as well make 100.  I rode about 10 miles past Cedar Fort to a small town called Fairvew.  I stopped to rest and eat snacks.  Then I headed back.  On the way back the wind started to blow like crazy and the ride was very hard.  It seemed like up hill the whole rest of the way.  We ate lunch in a park in Eagle Mountain and then rode back out to Redwood.  The ride north to Camp Williams was very windy and slow.  It felt like I was going up hill the whole way.  When I got to the base of the long hill on the south side of Camp Williams there were a few people walking their bikes up.  I geared down all the way and pushed on.  It was the hardest hill I have ever ridden up.  I was never so happy to get to the top in my life.  Now I only had 12 miles to go.  I rode north to the Porter Rockwell road and then turned west.  There was a slow and steady hill there but not as bad as Camp Williams.  I made it to the top and onto the Mountain View Corridor.  Now there was only 7 miles to go.  I pushed on to DayBreak road.  When I turned east it was downhill and I was so glad.  I made it to the end.  I think this might be my last 100 mile bike.  I am glad I did it.