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Brenda sent me a few more photos from our adventure in St. George, Utah last night so I thought I would share them.   You can see the whole album on Flickr HERE . Here are a few more of the highlights:  A bit blurry but you can tell the theme of the day is FUN! Typical road during the ride.  Rural and a bit bumpy but the view makes up for it Smile never left my face all day A fellow participant from Utah also stopped to admire the view and take our picture.   Utah is a very friendly state Last rest stop of 4 on the 100km route  Grabbing a Bonk Breaker from my back pocket In the last 5kms of the ride we took a turn on to the off road bike path.   This section of the bike path goes through a driving range.  FOUR! Post event Mexican Feast A walk in the water park in the centre of town to cool down the feet post ride Checking to see if I am tall enough to ride the Carousel at the park.  ...

Last Saturday, I was in St. George, Utah for Spin Geeks Tour de St. George .  I signed up for the St. George 70.3 in 2013 and wanted to check out the town and terrain before May next year. Once again, it wasn't difficult to convince Brenda to come with me.   St. George is an easy 2 hour drive from Las Vegas.  You may not be aware, but Las Vegas is on of the cheapest places to rent a car.  For under $200, I rented a Jeep Liberty (more than big enough for 2 bikes and gear for 2 women) for 5 days. The road ahead about 30 mins from St. George on Hwy 15 Red Rock Bicycle Company was one of the event sponsor and the location of package pick up.  When we arrived in town, went to check it out.  The bike shop is a good size with both road and mountain bikes and gear. Me Thumbs Up Brenda Thumbs Up Event morning the weather was chilly but still warm enough for just a jersey and bike shorts.  Most of the locals wer...