April 14th, 2016
Uneventful but nice ride over the hill to Moroni, Ephraim and Manti. I wanted to just go to Levan and Gunnison (shorter/flatter) but I needed a bike tire and a guy at the hardware store in Nephi said a shop in Ephraim would have it. Got to Ephraim at 8:00 the next morning but the shop didn’t open till noon. I didn’t hang around and rode to Salina against head winds and checked into a motel.
Rode to Richfield the next day and found a tire in a bike shop that also specialized in motorcycles as well as selling guns and ammo. But they did have a tire!
More headwind travel brought me to within a mile or two of Big Rock Candy Mountain. And yes, it’s the BRCM that Harry McClintock wrote about while riding the rails in the 1930s (where the blue bird sings by the lemonade springs.) Had a good camp in some cottonwoods along the Sevier River.
So, now I’m in Marysvale at a little outdoor hamburger stand called the Dawg House. Cold, raw day and a headwind to look forward to. Better get after it. SW
I really like it when folks get together and share ideas.
Great pics, Steve. Enjoy your tour of southern UT, I’m sure the cool temps are welcome!
Debby and I got quite a laugh when we open a mailed box from Steve and found he had returned my beer bottle. Steve, I guess you were looking for a refill! Got a forwarding address?
Nice photos. Fun to experience those small towns in a way other than just driving through.