Jim, Walter Mills and Michael Randall all rode up Mill Creek Canyon near SLC. This canyon has a summit of over 7500 feet and the ride climbs at least 2700 feet in just over 9 miles. However these guys atarted even lower, at the first gate, whereas most start at the second gate up the mountain. Some grades are pretty steep but the average grade is 6.7 degrees. Jim said it was their hardest bike ride so far.
Jim took this flower picture for me!
One part of the canyon has a hill side called 1000 springs. Here Jim is pointing out one of them.
This is near the summit and is where the mountain bike trail exits. In the foreground is Jim's red bike and Mike Randall's white bike. They each had road bikes and biked up the road.
This is the little rest room facility at the summit. Those two riders were doing the mountain bike trail. Mountain bikes have springs in the forks to absorb some of the rough terrain.
Due to the air pressure, the energy bar packages blew up like balloons! The top one is inflated and the bottom one is opened and non-inflated.
Walter Mills is showing the two contrasts of the bar packages.
Michael Randall is also showing the difference.
Theer are several trailheads here. Jim's bike is by one of them.
Here are the three of them relaxing after that hard climb.
This is a distant shot to show the guys in the beauty of their surrondings.
This is another trailhead, perhaps for walking to the top of the mountain.
They stopped on the way down for photos by waterfalls and rocks.
Here is Michael Randall and Walter Mills by a pretty spot with a bridge in the background.
Jim and Mike are at the same place.
This shot shows how tall the evergreen trees are on the way. There was a lot of shade on this canyon ride.
A creek ran alongside the road.
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