Days 10-12

Sep. 9th, 2010:

Delta, UT to Spanish Fork, UT

Today we left Delta, UT at about 7:30 A.M. and rode down East Hwy 6 up gradual inclines for about the first 51 Miles. We then stopped for lunch in the eerie town of Eureka, UT. From here we were able to quickly ride into the greater Provo are where we used the ATM and continued to ride into Spanish Fork, UT. Here we found a cheap RV park to camp at that was provided by the city. We also found an apple tree and picked apples for breakfast and lunch.

Sep. 10th, 2010:

Spanish Fork, UT to Duchesne, UT

Today we rode from Spanish Fork, UT to about ten miles outside of Price, UT on Hwy 6 which would have been very scenic if we were riding in a car but on a bicycle it was scary due to the insane amount of traffic, no shoulder, and massive rumble strips. As a person could imagine we were very glad when we were able to turn of on Hwy 191. Hwy 191 was a great ride with lots of different scenery, a summit with an elevation of 9124 ft, and a long downhill all the way to Duchesne, UT. We then stayed the night at Hogan’s RV for ten dollars and quarter showers. The tenants (mainly our next door neighbor) are very nice and gave us some delicious watermelon to have with dinner.

Sep. 11th, 2010:

Duchesne, UT to Jensen, UT

Today we woke up and got a great start. We made it to Vernal, UT by 1:30 P.M. and went to the Golden Corral all you can eat buffet for lunch.  We stopped by Attitude Cycling to buy some helmets after the daunting day of riding down Hwy 6 on the 10th. The employees at this shop were really excited about the fact that we were touring on fixed gears and asked us to leave our mark on their bathroom wall after we left other marks in the toilet. Ten miles later we reached Jensen, UT and an RV park with good/cheap camping, but then we noticed that this place was goat head hell and all four of our tubes were flat. Then we found out that the extenders we bought for the tubes that go in our rear wheels didn’t fit. We asked around the RV park and  found a neighbor who let us borrow a drill and a different one who had a drill bit. With these supplies we remedied the situation, The tubes work, and overall it wasn’t a bad day.