Riding the Gauntlet

Today I rode the guantlet. It is a ride that consists of riding the Alpine Loop, South Fork, and Squaw Peak. I rode up the American Fork side of the Alpine Loop. It was a long, glorius day of climbing in the mountains. The only downer was that a nasty storm moved in just before I topped out the final climb up Squaw Peak, and started spitting lightning all over the place. I turned around and went down about a mile from the top. In the end I got about 54 miles and 4 hours done. I climbed 6200 feet in 26 miles of up. I felt really good the entire day, except for my feet burning up. My road shoes are to narrow.

All in all a great day in the saddle, and a long day that was really needed.

Sweet!! Too bad I am married. 😉
American Fork Canyon and the road below
Provo Canyon Rail Trail
Squaw Peak Road and the coming storm
Elevation chart for “The Guantlet

Riding the Gauntlet

Today I rode the guantlet. It is a ride that consists of riding the Alpine Loop, South Fork, and Squaw Peak. I rode up the American Fork side of the Alpine Loop. It was a long, glorius day of climbing in the mountains. The only downer was that a nasty storm moved in just before I topped out the final climb up Squaw Peak, and started spitting lightning all over the place. I turned around and went down about a mile from the top. In the end I got about 54 miles and 4 hours done. I climbed 6200 feet in 26 miles of up. I felt really good the entire day, except for my feet burning up. My road shoes are to narrow.

All in all a great day in the saddle, and a long day that was really needed.