Antelope Island

As we traveled north to Salt Lake City, the temperature began to dip and the mountains became snow covered. A stop for fuel provided us a view of a beautiful snow-capped mountain.

We chose an RV Park close to Antelope Island where we planned to bike for a day and then be on our way. We love it when the view out the Bighorn window is picture perfect!!

Antelope Island, true to its name, is home to hundreds of antelope and numerous herds of buffalo. The biking was hard! The hills are steep and the trails are covered in loose gravel. Al had a crash that would leave him black and blue and hurting for several days. I am more cautious! Aside from the tumble, it was a great day of biking, stunning scenery and wildlife viewing. What more can anyone want in one day?

Our route to Prosser, Washington will follow the Snake River into Idaho and Oregon over the next two days. We should arrive at Wine Country RV Park as scheduled on 31 March.

Cape Cod, MA

It was with heavy heart and a cranky attitude that Al left Maine. The piles of freshly split firewood, old friends, the promise of snow and the upcoming deer hunting season were all calling to him. However, once on the road, he was all about Cape Cod!

The amazing Tulip has found her inner wheels and was quite content with the road rumbling beneath her and the world whizzing by her. It was a pleasant 300 miles!

The Cape Cod bike trail is as good as the brochures describe it. It is a paved boulevard with rolling hills, curves, cranberry bogs, rotaries, beaches, bridges and a rock hiking trail in Provincetown across Cape Cod Bay to a lighthouse.

We took our bikes on the ferry to Martha's Vineyard. The island is fairly large and not really quaint, but it has great biking trails along beaches and thru forests and towns. The small fishing harbors and the gingerbread houses are picturesque. Most all structures on the island, as well as Cape Cod, are sided with cedar shingles that age to a weathered gray.

Cape Cod was much fun, but we have overstayed our visit in New England; it is getting really COLD! It has been nice to be on the coast again. We need to plot a path south... and fairly quickly before it snows. The forecast is not good for the upcoming ten days. Our plan is to take a wide swing around NY City and then due south to Pensacola!