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Day 46: {now between "P" and "Q"}
JULY 21:
Day began under complete, threatening cloud cover and a near-sure prediction of thunderstorms. The weather was also cool, but perfect for cycling. Began our climb out of the canyon country just before 8 p.m. and within an hour were winding through pasture land flanked by mountains. In another hour we were in the
When we reached the 9,600-foot summit, we had gone above the timberline to broad mountain meadows. Also, the temperature had dipped by 15 or 20 degrees and we donned extra layers of clothing for our descent into
Within seconds of departure I discovered my front tire was inexplicably flat. A leak? A prankster who let out the air while I was eating lunch?
Had to assume the former, so we pulled out a tube and Ben, from a hammock outside the restaurant, commenced to replace it. It didn’t fit and was for Ben’s larger tires.
“Yours in my bag,” he said. With which Randy had driven away with 20 minutes earlier.
So we put the leaky tube back in and kept out pump at the ready. I would ride until the tire was low, then inflate it. Turned out it would get low every 10 minutes, which did not bode well for our ride.
So we called Randy, who had just reached Escalante, and asked him to return with the right tube. Thirty minutes later he did, saving us one more time.
This made our ride through the spectacular canyons and mountains of southern
The storm finally hit us coming into Escalante, but at that point it was just refreshing. Had a pizza dinner before retiring.
