Century Fever

Team Norda's Central Utah Chapter (currently accepting applications) hooked up Saturday morning for our own private century. With LOTOJA coming up in three weeks we figured it was a good idea to get in at least one triple digit training ride. We wanted to not only do 100 miles, but also not hit a single stop light. Not an easy task but possible in this neck of the woods. Here's how we did it, sort of.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2171181
That's actually how we planned to do it but had a couple minor changes. At mile 75 the security guard at Glenwild community turned us away. "oh this is a private road? No I didn't see the nine signs at the bottom of the hill." It just meant we had to do a couple laps around the neighborhood to make sure somebody's computer read 100.00. I had a brief panic attack at mile 90 when coming down the hill from Park City. I completely forgot about the light at the intersection of Highway 40 and River Road. We were going to make it 92 miles and then fail. I quickly ran through our options and really the only way to get back into Heber Valley without going off road was to turn around and head back to Park City, Kamas, Francis, Woodland, and over Wolf Creek the same way we got out of the valley. Which wasn't an option at that point, nor is it ever really option with the 15% grades on that side of the mountain. Then I thought to myself, as long as we are turning right that stop light is really more of a suggestion than a hard and fast rule. A guideline of sorts. You don't even really have to look at, it's for other people. So we squinted our eyes, turned right, and forgot about it.



In other news from the weekend . . .
Jack and I had a good time at Fathers and Sons Friday night. It was up Little Hobble Creek Canyon above Wallsburg. A very pretty setting. It was good food and good company. Unfortunately the people we loaned our tent to haven't returned it. I was really bummed too because I totally would have stayed and camped. It was just what I wanted to do, not get any sleep on a hard ground next to a restless 22-month-old.
Oh and Lily still inspires us to say "she is so stinkin cute" at least a dozen times a day.Brian and Jackie hung out Saturday night to attend the Sorensen Family Bluegrass Concert in Oakley. Our friend and neighbor does this once a year with his family. I've never been much into cowboy music but something about a good banjo makes me smile.