BIKING & BUSING

We stopped for a quick picture of one of the Bull Elks

Today is my Monday, and Patty's Friday at work, so yesterday, on my second day off, Nancy and I rode the bikes out to Hermits Rest. Well, not exactly. We coasted the 2 miles or so, down to the Red Route in the village, then put the bikes on one of the buses. At the top of the hill, we unloaded at Mohave Point, and rode/coasted the 4 miles out to Hermits Rest. After an ice cream bar, I loaded the bikes back on a bus bike rack, and we bused back to Powell Point. From there, it's mostly downhill back to the village, so, after unloading the bikes again, we coasted another couple of miles back to where we started on the Red Route.

We finished the bike/bus ride by loading the bikes on one of the Blue Route Buses, and bused back up the hill to where we began in Trailer Village. This is a similar ride that I did last week, and by using the buses to take the bikes up the hills, the required pedal power is limited. It was an enjoyable ride, (except the one bus where the A/C wasn't working), with some incredible views of the canyon, and the river.

Nancy and I at Monument Creek Vista on the Hermits Rest Road

"The Battleship", a red rock formation, as viewed from Powell Point

Today, it's back to work, at least for a few more days. Still not sure what's going to happen if the dysfunctional bureaucrats can't come up with some sort of plan to keep the government running before the Aug 2nd deadline. Most everyone agrees, the National Parks will be one of the first things to shut down, so for now, it's a wait and see game. I wonder if the government will have any money left to pay unemployment, if we all get laid off. I doubt it!