Desperado Dual - July 21

John signed up to ride a century in Panguitch. This is a small town in Utah slightly northwest of Cedar City. It just so happens that my dear friend & college roommate Debbie has family connections in Panguitch - it's where her parents are from and where her grandparents' house is. We all rode down together. It took a couple of minutes for the kids to warm up, but then they didn't want to be apart. 

We stopped at the local joint for dinner.

The house in the background is Debbie's grandparent's house. Right across the street is the high school track, which kept the kids entertained for hours.

Eventually we walked over to the finish line to wait for John. He texted me and said he had a flat tire but was fixing it. Then he texted and said it blew again & he didn't have another spare so he was walking the last 5 miles in with his bike. The kids were anxious to see him, so we started walking in his direction. They walked the last half mile with him.

Poor guy. He had been doing great until the tires, but he still finished.

We went to get something to eat after the race. While we were finishing it started pouring down rain. Of course the kids couldn't resist... Debbie is a meteorologist for Channel 2 news in Salt Lake, so she sent this picture to her fellow meteorologist to show on the air. The kids thought that was cool.

It was a fun trip. We'll definitely repeat that next summer.