Day 5

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Miles: 210.7
Total Riding Time: 8 hours
Bryce -> Zion -> Beaver

We woke up at 6:30 today. By the time our kickstands were up, it was 7:30. We are getting quite good at this now. Anne and I knew exactly what to do so no time was wasted. Our neighbors kept looking at us and were quite amazed at our efficiency.

Once again, we were taken back with Utah roads. UT89 to Zion was filled with twisties and beautify scenaries. Anne was riding really comfortably today. Through every turn, she was looking through the turn, leaning her body, keeping her bike up, and straightening out those lines through the turns!

At last, we reached Zion. 10 years ago, I went through the same parks and my favorite one was Zion. This time was no different. The ride through Zion was simply amazing! After going through a long tunnel, it opened up to a grand view of the canyon. This was followed by turns after turns zig-zagging down the canyon to the bottom. No pictures could justify the view of this park!



By the time we got to the Visitor Center, temperature was peaking at 110. We had enough of this hot temperature and decided to make our way back. Ride on I-15 was boring until we got to around Cedar City. By then, the wind started to pick up. Following Anne, I noticed that she was all over the place because of the wind and truckers zooming right by us, knocking us around. It became quite uncomfortable to ride so we pulled off at Beaver and called it a day. We later found out winds were around 20-30 mph.

Today was the first day since leaving where we didn't have to sleep on the ground. We took advantage of the hot tub provided at Best Western and took a ride through town. Having to pack pretty light, we were on a 2 outfit rotation. Riding through hot weather meant we smelled pretty bad. While our clothes were being washed at the local laundromat, we had a nice dinner at a local diner... something you don't see much of in big cities anymore.

Weather is not looking good for tomorrow either. Forecast calls for windy and wet day. Wet, not so bad... wind, BAD! I sure hope that we can ride tomorrow.

我們知道今天的天氣會很不好, 所以早早就起床準備出發, 七點半我們就收好帳棚坐上摩托車了. 隔壁鄰居非常訝異於我們的效率. 今天騎起車來特別順手, 畢竟已經是第五天了嘛. 總要有點進步吧. 我開始用Eric教我的技巧轉彎, 從背後看起來像是專業賽車手, 帥的很. 很快的我們就到了Zion國家公園. 今天也是熱的要死, 所以蓋完章我們就開始朝Denver的方向前進, 準備打道回府.

公路15非常無聊, 到了Cedar City之後, 風開始變的很大. 開車時都沒感覺, 但是對騎車的人來說, 風大是一件很危險的事, 風把我吹的左搖右晃, 我們決定再騎下去很不安全. 所以一到下一個可以落腳的城市 – Beaver – 就找了個旅館準備在這裡過夜. 因為時間還早, 我們找了個洗衣店把這幾天的髒衣服洗乾淨. 找了間Diner吃晚餐. 大城市去多了覺得都大同小異, 到處都是連鎖餐廳, 在這種小城市反而別有一番風味. 睡了好幾天的帳棚, 第一天睡到床, 感覺特別舒服. 旅館有SPA, 感覺很幸福.