Circleville to Cedar City, UT..

Howdy to everyone reading our blog. Today we find ourselves in Cedar City, Utah and now you will hear the oh so wonderful story! This morning started off a little later then most, roughly 6:30 Mountain time. The great thing about this morning is that it was nice and cool to ride! We were lucky enough to get to ride between canyons so the sun stayed off us for about 37 miles until we hit the large climb for the day. Now when I say large I mean very very long. The summit was only at 7,000 some feet but with an 8% grade and 2-3 miles long it was one we were not looking forward to.. However, while the climb was difficult, it was also easy. That means compared to other climbs in Utah we were able to ride all the way to the top with only half a mile of walking or less! I must add it was a beautiful ride to the top and all the way to the interstate. When we got to the top and saw that down grade sign we were very happy! We got to go downhill at an 8% grade for 6 miles and that pretty much took us to our date with the interstate. Now to you cyclist out there, of course you never really want to go on the interstate, but when it makes you ride shorter and it is pretty much flat with some downhill you are happy to take it! Utah is one of the only states where cyclist are allowed on the interstate, that may change though because a cyclist and a few others were killed just the other day. Once we hit the interstate it felt like the temperature suddenly got much hotter and that is probably because we were in the mountains all morning. With cars zipping by us at 75+ miles per hour and the sun beating down on us in the valley between all kinds of mountains, I must say..... I am ready to be out of the mountains and not see them for quite some time.. I hope all of you in MN don't complain too much about your weather because I would rather have your weather then the 90's-100's we continue to run into here. So any ways back to the interstate, we decided to stop off at a truck stop to grab some lunch at Subway. Upon entering we meet James and Tara a very nice couple who were very interested in hearing about our journey! We are always grateful to run into such people. We then set out to beat the heat! As we got going there were a lot of blown tires on the side of the road, it is bad for bicycle tires because of the wire running through them. Yes, I ran one over! So in probably one of the most dangerous places to be standing, Chance had to change my flat tire and hope all the drivers speeding past us were able to see us. I also must say it is crazy to think that we sat there for like 10 min and not once did someone ask if we needed help! So in the future for you all reading if you see a cyclist on the side of the road in some place they probably should not stop, be kind, slow down and ask if they need anything! About 2 miles from our exit into Cedar City I ran out of water and was pretty much dying. So we stopped into a truck stop yet again, cooled down and had tons of water. So after a 75 mile day we are in the library getting you all up to date and going to hit the bike shop, campsite and get some dinner! Tomorrow will be our last day in Utah!!! So you can all cheer with us! Thank you all for your support and please continue to spread the word! Thank you also to everyone who has been emailing us, it helps keep us in high spirits when others tell us how we are doing such a great thing! See you all soon!