Immigration Canyon Ride, June 16, 2012

Jim and Walter Mills decided to ride up Immigration Canyon, the canyon where the Saints came through with their wagons to the Salt Lake Valley.  Jim started at the KOA and rode to Walter Mills' apartment by Temple Square.  Then they both rode across the valley to the canyon and up the canyon.  The KOA is about 4,200 feet and Jim ended at about 6,800 feet in about 16 or 17 miles.  Then back home the same way.

There are all kinds of cyclists on that road up the canyon every day except when it is snowing!  Very popular ride.

                                                          This shows how steep some of the grades are.

 It looks like too much work to me!

Jim is coming up one of the steep grades.  Most of the grade up is 5 % but there are some 8 & 9 % grades also.

Here is Walter Mills about 2 miles from the top.  Walter, sadly, got dizzy & light headed and had to stop within a mile of the top. The altitude was a factor.

 

                                                          Jim and walter posing at the same place.  A cyclist must have come along and shot this photo!  The cyclists are, for the most part, very caring and helpful people.

This is another steep grade with several cyclists making their way.  Great scenery!

 

 

Jim made it to the summit and had this photo shot by another cyclists.  He left Walter back 1 miles, sitting on the ground in the shade resting.

This stone structure is a marker for the summit of what they call "little mountain", at the top  of Immigration Canyon.  Elevaton a little over 6,200 feet.

Off to the left is a reservoir to which you can ride your bike.  It looks small here but we drove by it once when there was a kayaker on it and even from the road he was only visable because of his movement.  He was so small!  These mountains will fool your eyes!

 This sign tells about the settlers who came through this canyon.  I do not know how they held those wagons back as they descended.

                                                         This is another shot of the road going down to the  Reservoir.

 Coming back down, Walt and Jim stopped at this memorial for the Mormon Battalion.  Brigham Young is depicted on the left.  By now, Walter is feeling much better.

They both ignored the sign which said no bicylces or skateboards.  However they did  only walk their bikes over and did not ride in the memorial.  On the way back home they had lunch, with coupons, at Carl's Jr, a hamburger place at State & 2nd; then rode back home.