Friday, September 17, 2010 Well, the trip is almost over. As we were heading back to Moab we saw a very strange sight: a HUGE pipe stuck in front of a bridge. You never know what you're going to see in your travels.





As we headed towards Moab I had read in the Boondocking Book that there were dinosaur tracks just off of Highway 191. Since we had been in the sight-seeing mood for two weeks, we decided to stop and check them out.



We got to Moab, picked up our clean bikes and had lunch. We got to the condo before everyone else, so were able to get all our dirty dishes washed, start a load of clothes and to take a shower. It was wonderful! Bob and Susie Bolte, Jim and Jean Bolte, and Amy and Bill Cutting all came by early evening. We had dinner in town and then off to bed for the big bike ride in the morning.

Saturday, September 18, 2010 Steve and I have done this Moab Century ride many times, but this is the first time we didn't do the Big Nasty route. We just were NOT in shape for it. So, a group of us set off about 8:00 to do the "Rollers" route along the river. It was a beautiful morning for a bike ride, but just before starting out Steve looks at the tires on the tandem and said they were looking a little worn; that it may be time to replace them when we get to Salt Lake.

As we were riding along Steve looks up and spots a big horn sheep just off to the side a bit. We all stop and watch him for awhile. He would gracefully bound up the rocks, stop and look at us and pose and then move a little further up. It was an amazing sight.










Back to the bike ride. Steve and I had ridden about 22 miles and were heading down a pretty steep hill when the bike started shaking pretty badly. Steve managed to stop us without any problems happening. When he checked the front tire, it turned out the the tire had started to de-laminate. I guess the tires really were bad! He said we could make it back to the finish line, but shouldn't go fast. So, we turned around and had a nice leisurely ride back. We finished around 12:30, had lunch and a wonderful massage. It turned out to be the perfect distance to ride, later in the day it got really hot and there was a headwind. We chose wisely!