Biking High
Franz| August 2, 2009 12:40 pmOur home in Utah is situated where we can bike from home and climb up to over 8,000 feet.
Squaw Peak
On Tuesday we decided to climb up Squaw Peak, on our single bikes. It is only about 7 mile ride from our home to the base of the climb. We made the climb in just over 40 minutes. The grade is steady until the last half mile where it gets rather steep. This was the first time Anne attempted this climb on her single bike and her time was very good, not much longer than our best tandem time.
Squaw Peak Climb |
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Distance: 4.3 miles, Climb: 1,700 feet, Avg Grade: 7.4%
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Date
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Who |
Bike
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Time |
Weight
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Max HR
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Avg HR
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Ft/Min
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| 7/28/09 | Anne | Single | 42:58 | ||||
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8/11/08
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Franz and Anne |
Tandem
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38:47
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138
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168
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158
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43.9
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8/10/08
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Franz |
Single
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31:51
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138
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171
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155
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53.4
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8/12/07
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Franz |
Single
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34:22
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136
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164
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150
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49.5
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Alpine Loop
On Wednesday we decided to go over the Alpine loop. It is about a 3,000 foot climb from the start.
It was then down American Fork canyon.
After descending down the canyon road, we made a lunch stop at Timpogas Cave park headquarters.
It was then back through the valley back home.
Nebo Loop
On Saturday we joined a club ride that started in Payson, up Payson Canyon road. It was a very long climb, over 20 miles when we reached 9,000 feet..
The ride was going over the summit and down to Devil’s Kitchen.
Just past the summit we could see Mt. Nebo.
On the way back, we stopped to enjoy the beautiful meadow.
We ended up with about 50 miles. It is a great ride.
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