in san francisco

We're in San Francisco, and we start riding tomorrow. Today we drove down Lombard Street, checked out our starting point near the Golden Gate Bridge, and visited the Oakland Temple.

a nice saturday ride

My dad and I went for about 40 miles Saturday morning. We went to the top of Traverse Ridge Road. This time we cut over to it on Mike Wier Dr. (we got off Highland Dr. onto Rambling Road, a little after going under the train tracks). I really like that way better. It misses a section of Traverse Ridge Road that has a very thin shoulder.

My dad brought his GPS, just for fun. I was interesting to see the different elevation gains. My dad has been comparing rides that we are familiar with, with climbs that we'll be doing on the trip. It's nice to be able to put some of the sections of the map into terms we can understand. 'On that day, we'll be doing two Millcreek Canyons.' It actually makes me feel better to think of it that way. :)

biking to work

My commute to work is about 30 miles, so it's not something I can do every day, but I wanted to bike to work at least once before the trip. I finally was able to on Tues. April 29th. I got off at about 6:30, and arrived at work a little after 9. Total riding time was 1 hour 22 minutes, and the distance was a little over 31 miles. I went slower than I had hoped, but the wind wasn't in my favor :)

I chose to ride over the Traverse Mountain road, to get from Salt Lake Valley to Utah Valley. The photo is one that I snapped at the top.

I felt really good on the ride there. By the time I got back home I was pretty tired, but I didn't get sore at all, so that is a good sign! :)