Grumpier Old Man Saved Our Day

Well today we woke up this morning a little later then normal since there was going to be a free continental breakfast at 6. It was nice to sleep in and especially in a nice comfy bed. After breakfast we hit the road. It was pretty chilly out since we were technically in the mountains and there was a chance of thunder showers and the sky was overcast. It didn't take us long to get to the next town of Bicknel, unfortunately nothing was open but the post office so we stopped in there and dropped off our post cards and asked the lady about the ride to come she said its not bad once you get to the top and well the ride to the bottom of the hill was really easy but we could see what laid in front of us, a daunting hill, from at least 10 miles away. When started to climb we just couldn't efficiently turn our peddles over so we gave up and began to walk, luckily for us we didn't have to push long before an older guy stopped and asked if we wanted a ride to the top and of course we wouldn't turn that down, we made that mistake once and never again. As I was putting my bike in the back the guy was like "hurry up lazy bones I've got places to be!" So yeah one would assume that if they offer you a ride they would typically be a nice person but not this guy. He should have been a fill in on grumpier old men! He didn't talk much. He asked some questions about us and asked if Kelly was old enough to be hanging out with me, haha and he didn't seem to keen on the fact that we weren't married. Oh well he helped us out big time and we thanked him and coasted into Koosharem. It was intended to be our destination for the day but it was only 10.30am and we were feeling pretty good. So we stopped at the local dinner for a bit to eat and asked about the ride to Circleville. They told us it was flat with a down hill lie but of course it's Utah and there must be at least a couple hills. When we had finished eating it was still pretty nice our and the sun remained behind the clouds so we took off. The ride was nice, probably the best ride in Utah. It was filled with nice scenery, that we could actually enjoy since we weren't busting our butts up hill after hill. The best part of the ride was through Kingston Vally, it reminded me of Colorado, unfortunately there was a slight head wind to slow us down. There wasn't much of the way of towns along the way so we didn't have much need to stop. We made great time and were in Circleville around 2.30. We weren't quite ready to call it a day, but we knew that there was a large climb between us and the next inhabited area. Kelly was hungry again so we went to the local dinner to get some grub. We met some Mormon Missionaries, and yes I know what you're thinking. The guys in the white shirts with their name tags that come to your door but you pretend you're not there. Well I typically do the same thing but these guys were actually really cool and not pushy at all. They did make sure to tell us about their mission and get in a few things about their religion but what can ya do. They were actually more interested in our trip then spreading the "good word" so when we were finished we said good bye and tried our luck at hitch-hiking for a bit but were unsuccessful so we had to call it a day and find a camp ground. The campground was nice, the guy running the place was a little weird and we couldn't get the Internet to work but it had nice facilities and that's all we need. We met a guy from Cali there and we got a little excited, hoping maybe he was heading our way, but he actually had just moved there and told us how much better it was in Utah then Cali, personally I think he's nuts. Utah is beautiful but it is too hot and way to sparsely populated for me. We both were pooped so we enjoyed the cooler day and took a nap under the shade tree and cleaned up before spending the rest of the afternoon reading. We both hit the hey early! Thanks again for your support!