The infamous altar.
The ride was a fun ride with a lot of climbing. We started out riding up the road behind the Orem cemetery, and then continued riding up the service road until we got to the trail. The climbing here was not too bad. We would go up and then we would get a break from climbing for a moment. The trail was fun, but had its challenges. The first part, much like the service road you would climb and then get a break, but the last part there is no break. If you stop, you are starting up on a steep incline. Sometimes this was not too bad, other times I skid out and couldn't keep on the trail and ended up pushing the bike to the next suitable place to try and ride.Of course like all trails after climbing there was a fun downhill. On the downhill we wound in and around the trees. The trees were intertwined with each other above our heads, making it like we were riding through a tunnel. Eventually the trail looped back to a fork we had originally veered off to create this big circle. I am not sure what the name was of this particular trail, but I think it should be called Lasso. After Lasso we continued down the trail to the next fork and turned left on to what Jolene thought was roller coaster and it was fun like a roller coaster. It had ups and downs with a few bermed turns. The trail ended at the service road. From here we headed back to where we had started.
After the ride I stopped at Jolene's and had some snickerdoodle cookies. know this may not seem like something to write about, but I am because it it. They were the best tasting cookies. I could have eaten 20 easily they were so good--I kept myself to 3. The cool part was she made them out of a cake mix, and I got the recipe. I came home to make some, but I only had vanilla and cinnamon swirl cake mix and I am not sure they will work....I may have to find out.
Jolene with bike in hand at the alter.
Posing with my bike at the alter.
