Yesterday more hard rain. Afternoon DR appointment @ ST George so i back scheduled from the time to get a shower @ rec center,to buy a replacement camera battery, and scoop up a 4gb thumbdrive for $10.00 and it’s a Sony. Desk person @ rec center gave me baked treat.
The Virgin River near city of Washinton on Tues was running at 5130 cfs, normal this time of year is 200 to 300cfs. Numbers are correct.
Pulmonologist report was not so pleasing. I will be on like Advair for life to open breathing to evacuate more air. The residual air blocks intake of fresh air. Something about emphysema also. This has been coming on for a long time. Ultimately my lack of absorbing O2 will curtail my activities. How strangely serendipity: shucking the yoke of material acquisitions for freedom of mountain biking whenever, wherever while i could. The bad is all bad. It is what it is.
Read a short piece about new version of movie True Grit w/ Jeff Bridges in paper. I caught the 5:05 showing in Hurricane. Cohen Brothers again. Crossed the street to sports bar to watch Boise / Utah bowl game. Utah requires consumer of alcohol to buy food. My best choice was chicken tenders. He closed the place @ 8:00, some sports bar.
Drove back to behind OTE. I learned the same property owner owns a big chunk of land back there to which I have permission to camp on. Before the rain started I pulled way forward on the grass up to fence right behind OTE. Once the ground became saturated I parked out on furthest edge of pavement almost right behind printing business. First day i scooted early because I thought another property owner owned where I was staying. I mentioned this to Quentin who said it is the same guy. I slept better knowing this.
Today i drive to Sedona. I left Hurricane later by an hour than I wanted to which really allowed me to visit w/ Deaj @ OTE. The 3 OTE store important people will be here in Sedona early Jan which will allow us to visit here. Cool. I enjoyed my time @ Over the Edge Sports shop owned by Quentin & Deaj and Fixie Dave the wrench. I’ll miss Eddie the shop dog. And DynoDan.
Drove thru Colorado City in the fog. Snow preceded Jacob Lake @ 8200′. The highway was cleared & melted out. 280 miles there abouts to Oak Creek south of Sedona where Bike and Bean is located. Flag had snow as did upper reaches of Oak Creek canyon. Well b4 Sedona elevation the snow was gone down low where we ride.
Walked into BnB and warmly greeted Jim the owner. I’m back. Sedona, another home. Lots of catching up to be done. Jason was there also. So cool.
Drove out to Beaverhead Flats camp spot just after sundown. Got my spot.
Tomorrow I will ride after 8 days of rain.
Tom and Melanie, a young couple from Ontario, BC were in the shop. She is a travel blogger and is interested in my story. She asked questions and I answered them. Her friend Tom’s dad did like I did by casting off and following the road preceded by parting w/ his possessions to eliminate ties to pull him back to his base.
Viewed a rainbow from BnB. Clouds block the full sky. It has rained here as Oak Creek is running as is Dry Beaver Creek south of town.