Ride distance: 40 miles; ride time: 2:18; cumulative distance: 1691 miles; average speed: 17.3 mph; calories: 2490; ascent: 459 feet; descent: 723 feet. On Tuesday, we had the longest ride on the trip at 119 miles. Today we had the shortest at 40 miles. The wind was not such a negative factor today. We had some headwind but most of the wind today was crosswind. We didn’t leave today until 10 a.m. This was our latest starting time. We didn’t have lunch until we arrived at Page, our destination for the day. Along the way, our gro
up was greeted by a sheriff’s deputy who was curious about our ride. He was a good sport and let us take pictures of several of our riders spread eagled against his squad car or sitting in the backseat. He even played along on a little prank on our ride director Bryan. He made it seem like our van driver, Emma, was in big trouble and we would need to post bail. Bryan got reeled in, hook, line and sinker until Emma couldn’t keep a straight face any longer. It was all in good fun (although Bryan might not agree). In the afternoon, several of us traveled back to Hope and went swimming in the community pool. The rest of the team stayed in Page and relaxed. We’re being hosted tonight by the United Methodist Church in Page. They put on a very nice spaghetti dinner for us. We had a nice time of sharing with those that attended. After dinner, Mike and I went to the home of our hosts, Toby and Sue. They own a crop dusting business in Page known as Tall Towers Aviation. Mike and I were impressed by all the planes they have including a completely restored P-41 Mustang. They even made a movie which will be coming out soon entitled “Thunder over Reno”. They have at least three crop dusting planes that are controlled by GPS. They have been using GPS since it was introduced in 1992 and are very impressed with the control it allows them to have in their spraying of crops. Toby was not able to crop dust today since the winds were gusting to over 35 mph. The winds need to be 15 mph or less for crop dusting. In the winter, Toby and his son rebuild planes. Some they keep and others they sell.
up was greeted by a sheriff’s deputy who was curious about our ride. He was a good sport and let us take pictures of several of our riders spread eagled against his squad car or sitting in the backseat. He even played along on a little prank on our ride director Bryan. He made it seem like our van driver, Emma, was in big trouble and we would need to post bail. Bryan got reeled in, hook, line and sinker until Emma couldn’t keep a straight face any longer. It was all in good fun (although Bryan might not agree). In the afternoon, several of us traveled back to Hope and went swimming in the community pool. The rest of the team stayed in Page and relaxed. We’re being hosted tonight by the United Methodist Church in Page. They put on a very nice spaghetti dinner for us. We had a nice time of sharing with those that attended. After dinner, Mike and I went to the home of our hosts, Toby and Sue. They own a crop dusting business in Page known as Tall Towers Aviation. Mike and I were impressed by all the planes they have including a completely restored P-41 Mustang. They even made a movie which will be coming out soon entitled “Thunder over Reno”. They have at least three crop dusting planes that are controlled by GPS. They have been using GPS since it was introduced in 1992 and are very impressed with the control it allows them to have in their spraying of crops. Toby was not able to crop dust today since the winds were gusting to over 35 mph. The winds need to be 15 mph or less for crop dusting. In the winter, Toby and his son rebuild planes. Some they keep and others they sell. 
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