Day 10

I learned a ton today at my internship.

[Editor's note: I have a strict no-blogaboutwork policy as to avoid being dooced, so dear reader, you'll have to expand in your head the generic one liner summaries.]

As I just did two twenty miler rides in the past two days, I was determined to have a less intense ride today. And I had the perfect thing to distract myself from (over)doing it.

River scouting.

Earlier in the week a mentor at work informed me of a little thing called riverboarding. I hit up the local college outdoor rec rental place on the way home to investigate. What I discovered shocked and delighted me. Of course, while I was there I had to show off my bike to the fellow gearheads. They were both very impressed, especially after I had taken one of them for a spin in the bucket (good thing I threw in the seat this morning). She gleefully screamed "Ooh, this is sooo fun, you've made my day!" as we tooled around the building. But, more importantly, riverboarding. Picture flying down rapids wearing fins a helmet and wetsuit on an oversized bodyboard. So, yes, I have got to try it. The only hitch is they seriously discourage going alone due to the sketchiness of the whole sport.

Scouting out the river became my main ride objective. I rode along the nature trail stopping frequently to mark out places that seemed mild enough that I might have the gumption to try solo. There were more than a few parts that looking at I nearly wet my pants from fright just imagining navigating them alone. Yikes. So, I schemed as I rode up the walking trail just enjoying my cruise and the cool canyon air. I even managed the uphill singletrack portion of the trail, though I had to hop off for a particularly sharp switchback.

I snapped a few photos at a Geologic Marker (commemorating the shore of Lake Bonneville). Check out the lighting on the cliffs above.

Overall ride stats: 12.3 miles, daily total mileage: 16.8, and man are my legs feeling it.