Played shits for my plans. Spending today at same spot as forecast weather and dearth of sleep spots between here and SLC. Snow is forecast at higher riding elevations. Dunno effect of water on trails I planned to ride.
Oh, seek knowledge, I spoke with bike shop in Payson, a desired place to ride: Put some water on the tread and it becomes hero dirt. Lots of potential. Holiday weekend with wet forecast might lessen recreaters. I’ll drive over there tomorrow, 2 hr drive and few backward direction miles, staged still for Tues appointment.
Camped around short junipers on dry desert dirt.
Yesterday driving in on the hard road I noticed a string of almost blooming thistle plants which is an invasive species. Blooming and fertilization then shedding offspring that crowd out native vegetation and nothing eats it. Put a sock over it or just sever the potential from life system. I walked from sleep spot down the road to the patch then cut every blossom off each plant. Unfortunately it is a perennial, I just stopped the next generation. Because it is perennial the plant structure will survive for another go next year.
Cough is moving the cold gunk from my lungs, cough is productive. Exertion is not called for at present. Perhaps a road ride from here. Cough just now said: rest. Maybe easy walk.