Bow Passed Along to Leslie Holton!

Bow is now in the hands of Hoodoo 500 UltraMarathon Bicycle Race Solo racer, Leslie Holton. Here she is at racer check-in in St. George.

For those who don't know, the Hoodoo 500 is a non-stop bicycle race which makes a big loop starting in St. George, traveling through Kanab, Bryce, Escalante, Torrey, Panguitch, Cedar Breaks, Cedar City, Enterprise, Snow Canyon and back to St. George. Racers climb mountain passes over 10,500', brave all kinds of high desert weather, and test their endurance, both physically and mentally.

Leslie has been out on the course for 24 hours now. I last saw her between Mt. Carmel Junction and Hatch (around mile 130), and she was looking good and strong! I look forward to greeting her at the finish line after 518 miles and over 30,000' of accumulated climbing.

Details about the race, including photos and time station splits for Leslie and all of the other solo and relay team racers is here: http://www.Hoodoo500.com

Bow in Park City, Utah

After our Tour of Southern Utah we headed to Park City to get out of the heat and to have some fun on the awesome trails. Here's Bow's view on the Mid-Mountain Trail. It's 27 miles with about 3,000' of climbing. All singletrack.
Yours truly! The day after these two shots were taken we rode a trail called Spin Cycle. Two years ago I walked down the entire "spin" section; way to afraid to ride the crazy switchbacks. This time I rode every inch! I just tapped my foot down on one tight left-hand turn. I'm so glad I took that two-day Dirt Series Women's Camp in Ketchum in July. Mountain bike is a huge mental challenge for me - as I'm very nervous making turns to the left (especially on tight switchbacks), and trails with exposure to the right usually scare me. But I've overcome most of that this year - and was so happy with how I rode in Park City this time! Yeah!!!
After seven days and over 500 miles of road riding on our Tour, and four epic off road rides in Park City, we opted for a little touristy fun... The Alpine Slide! I'd never done such a thing... and Bow and I laughed all the way down!

This is Brian, my wonderful, supportive husband!
This is me!
Brian and I took Bow full speed on the two-person mountain coaster. The crazy thing has a brake - but Brian refused to engage it. I laughed so hard I was crying!

We also visited the Utah Olympic Center - and watched athletes practice on the ski jumps. Boy do they fly! This is one thing I doubt I'd ever try!This looks like a ton of fun!

We took the $7 Tour as well. Here's the view from the top of the ski jump.

Now we're off to Zion to hike the Virgin River Narrows. Stay tuned for a report!

:-)