before sunup the winds blew violently rocking me and the van. A few sprinkles, the wind died down, the sun came out and the temp shot up into the 50s. Mostly clear skies.
Hung @ OTE for an afternoon ride allowing as much time for evaporation while getting the great part of the day for riding. While waiting for the right time a guy walks in. We learn his name is Grant and he is from Canmore, BC down on a riding exploration for a place to hang late this winter. Dave, Quentin, & I engaged him conversation. Dave & I invited him on our Church Rock ride.
Grant is a chemist. I asked him to explain relative humidity. Short answer: the dryer the air and the higher the temp the greater the evaporation. The desert lacks the vegetation of say the leafed out deciduous trees on the Appalachians which transpire ground water up into the air drying the ground. There is more moisture there than here. Ever been in a humid desert?
Met up w/ Dannie, a local rider riding by herself. We globbed her on. Fund day riding pieces of slick rock. I rode a few more places today. Confidence and days of healing are liberating my reticence.
Yesterday was Over the Edge (OTE) bike shop’s 2 year anniversary. Dave wanted to throw a party for the store after our ride. He had a non Utah bottle of wine and he wanted to share it at the shop. We crashed the store and enlisted a receptive Quentin to the party. I provided munchies for Dave, Quentin, Dannie, and myself. We saluted the anniversary. Party was opened to public, we were it. Dave said that red wine & chocolate taste good. I Bought a bag of baking chocolate chips, 63% cacao. Wine was gone. I mentioned that chocolate & scotch taste good. Dave concurred. I brought out Scotch. The chocolate was gone before the scotch was corked.
Enjoyed hanging here. I would like to glob onto other riders going to Gooseberry & Little Creek. Weather is warmer & dry. Want to ride more of the trails before I leave.
Back @ same parking lot.
Grant & I are going to ride part of Hurricane Rim tomorrow. Should be snow free and mostly dry.