It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about things other than just running, cycling, strength training, yoga, and our most recent injuries. Sound good? I’ll […]
Blacksmith Fork Canyon Blacksmith Fork Canyon, nestled in northern Utah’s beautiful Cache Valley, is a premier destination for year-round outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing. The canyon offers spectacular scenery and a wide variety of activities, including hiking, nordic skiing, snowmobiling, and fishing. For those looking to stay, camping is available within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National […]
Cache Valley, Utah Cache Valley is a picturesque, 50-mile-long basin in northern Utah, framed by the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Range (part of the Wasatch Mountains) to the east. First settled in 1856, the city of Logan, home to Utah State University, serves as the valley’s largest hub. Defined […]
Front-Loading My Week With plans to travel out of town to attend our niece’s wedding I front-loaded my week’s workouts as best I could. I had to finagle things a bit to work around a minor surgery, but it all worked out and even gave me a little extra rest time. Overview of the Week […]
Tony Grove Located just off US Highway 89 within Logan Canyon (Cache County) Utah, Tony Grove is known for its pristine alpine lake. The nature trail that circles the lake is easy enough for the most novice hikers and provides beautiful vistas of the lake and towering mountains. The surrounding Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest provides […]
About Our Ride Along the Bonneville Shoreline into Logan Canyon We recently took a nostalgic cycling trip back to Logan, Utah, a place close to our hearts from the first two years of our marriage. My husband planned a fantastic route linking three beautiful trails: the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, the Logan Canyon Greenway Trail, […]
Rain, Rain Finally Went Away The highlight of the week was Sunday’s 3/4-century ride which happened on one of the few dry days of the past week. Well, dry until that evening when it absolutely poured rain for a few hours. We were then treated to misty, drizzly weather until Friday when we finally saw […]
Utah State University Utah State University (USU), the state’s original land-grant institution founded in 1888, is located in the vibrant college town of Logan, Utah, and enrolls around 29,000 students. The campus enjoys a stunning natural setting on the bench of the ancient Lake Bonneville, right against the Wasatch Mountains. This location offers unparalleled […]
Cache Valley, Utah Located in northern Utah, Cache Valley is a picturesque, 50-mile-long basin defined by its geography: the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Range of the Wasatch Mountains to the east. The valley was first settled in 1856, with Logan – home of Utah State University – serving as […]
Getting Back on Track After a super fun week with our family together most nights for dinner, things were back to normal with just my husband and me. And although both of our sons’ families and my husband and I normally eat very healthy, there was a pizza party, dinner out where I ordered chicken […]
Hickman Bridge Hickman Bridge was carved by water flowing from the Fremont River and it’s tributaries through the area over millions of years, eroding and leaving behind a natural bridge. Carved into Navajo Sandstone, this majestic 133-foot bridge towers approximately 125 feet above the arroyo below. The large opening underneath allows visitors to wander […]
Capitol Reef National Park As one of Utah’s Mighty Five, Capitol Reef National Park was our last holdout. Located in the desert of central southern Utah we had ignored it, favoring Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, and Zion instead. Not to be overlooked, it’s diverse scenery and fascinating geology make it just as interesting as […]
A Special Visitor As I mentioned last week, Pablo and his humans (our son and daughter-in-law) were visiting for the week. We enjoyed lots of walks, cuddles, and spoiling him with treats. Sadly, they are leaving this morning and our house will be quieter without his little toenails tapping on the floor as he runs […]
Natural Bridges National Monument Over millions of years, three stately sandstone natural bridges were carved by rushing water in an area that now makes up Natural Bridges National Monument. Declared a national monument in 1908 by Teddy Roosevelt, Natural Bridges National Monument is home to three bridges – Sipapu, Kachina, and Owachomo – all […]
Pothole Point Trail Pothole Point Trail is a fun, easy to navigate .6-mile loop located in the Needles District in Canyonlands National Park. The trail gets its name from the many potholes formed by erosion over time creating these depressions in the sandstone. Whether wet or dry, the potholes are filled with delicate ecosystems. […]
Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details… Sunday Cycling: 52 miles • Bike: Life Fitness Lifecycle GX Spin • Average speed: 15.2 MPH • Surface: N/A • Elevation gain: 0 feet • Start time: […]
It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about things other than just running, cycling, strength training, yoga, and our most recent injuries. Sound good? I’ll […]
Bears Ears National Monument Bears Ears National Monument, located in San Juan County in southeastern Utah, gets its name from two distinctive twin buttes that resemble the ears of a bear, prominent landmarks in the region. It is celebrated for its stunning natural beauty, rich archaeological resources, and profound spiritual importance to numerous Native […]
Mesa Falls As the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River meanders through the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in eastern Idaho it has two significant drop-offs, one at Upper Mesa Falls and the other at Lower Mesa Falls. Of the two, Upper Mesa falls is far more dramatic with closer-up views from several different vantage points, […]
New Goals for 2025 With over half the year behind me, I decided to update my 2025 cycling mileage goal. At almost 700 miles ahead of pace, I’ve change my goal mileage from 5,000 to 6,000. With the new goal in place I’m 130 miles ahead of pace and will need to average around 115 […]
