Made it to Idaho, cracked my last real beer just after a shower 5 miles from ID. Of course I-84 doesn’t connect w/ a town for more miles to come. Utah beer is 4% which is supposed to be 3.2% which is approximately 4/5 of full beer. But it is the idea of drinking near beer. Tomorrow buy big boy beer.
Persiad shower was prime last night. Unfortunately Silver Lake village lights obscured the sky. I stood in the the side door way to see at least 3 burners before going to bed. Temp dropped to 45 overnight, great sleeping temp. Parking lots I have slept in is a chapter of a book for sure.
Plan today is to ride the Mid Mtn trail from Terminus where I am to Ambush down Canyons ski area then use free urban transit to make it back to my van. Trail starts around 8,000. the valley is like 6,000. Big elevation road ride back w/o bus. All single track up high until dropping down into town. Yesterday I was told that a bus does service the village. I asked 2 people I saw in the parking lot and both concurred that a bus does stop.
OK. Headed out by myself as was almost the entire trail. Big time construction as in dozers & earth movers occurred several places alng the way, the trail was effectively rerouted. Pretty neat: the trail map was published this year. Right on top of changes. Can’t get my mind around the expensive construction for wealthy people to buy when so many are w/o a job. Trade people are employed which is good but paid for by making money off someone else’s labor.
New places were very rocky peppered by small peices of sharp edged hard rock. Dusty. But in the woods the trail was firmer. Dappled by shadows hid features I should have worried about.Long day. Rode between 7,800′ and 8,600′ w/ just small ups. great bike.
Dropped down onto pavement. Decided to spin back into town. Found transit center and the stop for my bus. Put my bike on rack on front then settled back into my seat to watch scenery go by. Steep climb back to van.
Plan is to stop @ bike shop down canyon to buy some Endi=urance First electrolyte stuff that Gene was hot on then drive into Idaho. Needed a shower. Outside temp just missed 90, the drive thru SLC was 87. heavy traffic.; disrupts my tourist speed.
XG just short of ID border & right off I-84 supplied a $5.00 shower. Not a KOA.
Back on I-84, crossed ID border, looking for night spot. Map showed USFS land just off interstate. Exited. Gravel road on ea side of I-84 paralleled it. Took a ranch road just graded up a steep hill and onto plain just above but out of sight of I-84. Pulled off edge into field. Electric sunset.
Tomorrow is Ketchum / Sun Valley for next staying location. I missed riding there last fall as snow had already fallen mudding out the trails.
Ride took me thru Deer Valley, Park City, & canyons. Trail crossed many runs. Will say that there are some serious black diamond ski runs. Lot of avalnche control in bounds.