Our day started with a surprise that woke everyone up in the morning and gave us a good chuckle. We continued riding in the dry desert today, and every group that rolled out today listened to a different type of music group/genre. Some examples include the Pink Floyd Cowboys, and a group that listened to a variety of non-English songs. It was a shorter day, and the team was excited to get to our campsite for the night as none of us have ever heard of Starvation, UT! Don’t worry, all of us were fed to the fullest, and we were not starving in Starvation, UT.
quote of the day
“Can Harbin be in? I already reserved him”
ride overview
Mileage: 66.7 Miles
Elevation: 2,788 ft.
Points of Interest: Kahpeeh Kah-Ahn Ute Coffee House, Lake Boreham, Black Sheep Coffee, Starvation (UT)
Ride Dedication: Lillian Fornek
Tales of the trail
The day started off with a surprise when we laid our bikes on the grass at the stayover in the morning, and the sprinklers went off! Some of us got soaked, and others rushed over to save their bikes from the water. It was a funny start to our morning and woke all of us up! Our first rest stop of the day was at Kahpeeh Kah-Ahn Ute Coffee House, where most people got their morning coffees for the day. Afterwards, the team encountered some road construction, which caused us to ride on some more gravelly shoulders for a while, but it wasn’t anything we hadn’t seen before! As we rode more into Utah, the roads became more barren with the desert terrain, which most of the riders did not enjoy because of the heat and dryness (and we love our trees), but it was still a good ride day (many more license plates were found)!
Our second rest stop of the day was at Lake Boreham, where the colors of the lake spanned different shades of blue, making it a beautiful view to watch during a rest stop. Later down the road, it started to thunder! Luckily, one of our groups made it to the last rest stop of the day at Black Sheep Coffee before the rain got bad, another group pushed through the rain and got soaked, while the last group managed to camp out in some kind of gentleman's garage for a bit while waiting out the rain. Once everyone regrouped at the shop, most people got a second round of coffee or something to eat, like a breakfast sandwich or burrito, fueling us up for the last stretch of the day.
Our stayover tonight was at the Rabbit Gulch Campground in Starvation, UT. The desert terrain meant we didn’t have to deal with mosquitoes or bear threats, yay! We set up our tents for the night and many of us went for a swim in the starvation reservoir, which also served as our showers for the night. We then had boiled hotdogs over our heated stoves, and leftover sloppy joe meat for dinner before settling in for the night. Many people hit the hay once nightfall came, while others took some time outside to admire the stars and relax a bit more before the next day.
cyclist’s corner
Today’s Rider: Matthew Guibord
How are you feeling today?
I'm feeling good. I van drove yesterday, so I started today off with a fresh pair of legs, which was nice. Went pretty fast today, which was fun. Nice to stretch out the legs a little bit. And yeah, it was chill day. It was shorter than yesterday, which was nice.
Which chore have you been doing for the team in the past week? Can you share your process doing this chore?
So the chores just changed over the weekend. But for the majority of last week, I was on dinner chore. Essentially Alex and I cooked the pasta, where we boil a bunch of water and then put some pasta in it, and then we boil some lentils as well, and we portion out all the food, and then we feed everyone, and then we clean up after everyone cleans their own bowls, and if there's a kind dinner donation, then we help clean up as well as portion out the food in which they they give us.
Has anyone you've met along the way made a lasting impression on you? Can you share a story from someone we've met that stayed with you in a powerful way?
One person that really made a lasting impression was actually at a kind of spontaneous rest stop yesterday, it was at a fire station, and the man was retired and volunteers at the firehouse, and he kept on emphasizing how it was meant so much to him to make a positive impact in the world, because he wants to make a good change. So he helps. He loves helping people, things like that. And that really stuck with me.
What’s the best food you’ve eaten on the ride so far?
We went out to dinner in Boulder with Veronica, Sophia, Stephanie, and then Harbin from afar. And it was a pho place, but they had really good Pad Thai.