Little Red Riding Hood in Utah

[caligurl]

The 30 and 100 follow the same route up until
Ya stop at the stops if you wanna stop. I usually have to stop at all stops if I'm properly hydrating myself! (are there good willow patches on the route??? )

i don't think i've EVER passed a stop on an organized ride!

that's quite an odd spread! you'd think they woulda put them at 25, 50, 75 for the 100... 20, 48, 80 is odd (and a big gap for the end of the ride!)

[SadieKate]

Hi, Sulis. Last year I saw several TE jerseys but none of the wearers seemed to know about this forum so spread the word!

Cali, this is RURAL Yewtah not megalopolis SoCal. You takes your rest stops wherever there is a village/park/elephant. The good news is that the population and traffic are low so the riding is relaxed, the air is clean and you can look up at the scenery.

Here is a nice article on bicycling in the Cache Valley.
http://www.utah.com/schmerker/2001/cache_valley.htm

A map to help everyone locate Wellsville. Ogden would have a lot of amenities. I suspect that the Marathon will affect housing and restaurants only. The Cache Valley is about 85 miles northeast of SLC. Tons of women commuted from SLC the day of the ride. Didn't even need a map to find the start, just followed the bikes.
http://www.utah.com/maps/logan/

[caligurl]

Cali, this is RURAL Yewtah not megalopolis SoCal. You takes your rest stops wherever there is a village/park/elephant. The good news is that the population and traffic are low so the riding is relaxed, the air is clean and you can look up at the scenery.

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i don't live in the megalopolis part of socal... i live in BFE... the desert... often nothing but cactus... cactus... and more cactus for miles!

i was just saying it's a loooooong way between stops.. and there are other ways of accommodating (porta potties)... the ride i just did saturday was in an area with NO facilities except at the start (and even those were porta potties)... they rented 2, put them trailers... and towed them out to the two rest stops! i was actually more concerned about food for that length of time! i get hungry and then i get fatigued....

if i'm able to do this... i'll have to be sure to stock up (stuff my handlebar bag) at the sag stops for between times...

[SadieKate]

I know you live in the boondocks; I was teasing. But sometimes you can't place rest stops based on mileage markers.

I don't remember any rest stops being too far apart. Plus, I always carry enough snacks that I can survive if I don't find anything digestible.

[caligurl]

i think i get spoiled by rides that have TOO MANY stops!

there are a couple i did last year that i WILL remember to either have food at the start cuz the 1st one was too far! or carry extra from the stops! i hate being hungry between stops! i've never bonked yet... *knock on wood* and i don't want there to be a first time!

[Lifesgreat]

You will LOVE Little Red. I did it last year as my very first organized ride. BBTC does a terrific job marking the course, the weather was perfect and the rest stops were terrific. It starts and stops in Wellsville's park, which is a really cute, restful place. The guys dressed up as wolves are funny too (at least one rides the course "chasing" all of us "little reds").

I am a very slow rider who did the 35 mile option last year. I am going to do the metric century this year, so I hope I can be added to "your group". I have other friends in the area who will be coming with me. Some will go the 100 miles, others less.

Lodging: I stayed in Logan at the Days Inn the night before. It wasn't spectacular, but it was clean and I slept well. It appears to be full right now so I am off to a Super 8, Ramada Limited, Hampton Inn, Crystal Inn, Comfort Inn or the Utah State University Inn. There appear to be lots of choices, in many price ranges.

A drive from SLC to Logan that morning wouldn't be too bad, but I would rather be in Logan and drive the 15 minutes or so to the start. It would be worth it to me to stay in Logan.

Let me know if you have any other questions, or if I can be of help.

[bikerHen]

Hi Lifesgreat, I'm coming down from Spokane, WA and was planning to stay in Logan. Are the hotel reservations starting to fill now for the ride weekend? If so I guess I'd better make mine soon. Can you list what's in town? I did a little online research but didn't see all the hotels you named. Would love some input. I'll have to put all you Utah girls on my "buy a drink list!"

If anyones interested in sharing a room let me know. Bikerhen

[yellow]

I do have some things in the works so hold off just a tad on making your reservations.

I suspect that the Days Inn isn't actually full, but if that's close to graduation time, it could be. Usually motels only show a portion of their rooms online; in other words, there may be additional rooms available if you call.

But like I said, HOLD ON! I'm working on this (unless you want to stay some place apart from everyone else)!

[aka_kim]

that's quite an odd spread! you'd think they woulda put them at 25, 50, 75 for the 100... 20, 48, 80 is odd (and a big gap for the end of the ride!)

I agree, even if it is rural Yewtah. It's rare to have more than 25 miles between stops on a century ride (double centures are of course another matter, since those people are tough ). And the 100k's 1st stop is nearly 30 miles in - my crystal ball is showing "tons" (ie, bunches of 16 women) hunting for elephants all along that road.