Today, I got the first day of real bicycle touring in a couple of years. What a treat!

We started at the chilly North Rim as a herd of deer wandered through the empty campsites and spent the better part of the day gradually descending the high plateau of the Grand Canyon, ending the ride just over the border in Utah. I'm sure the scenery today wasn't the best we'll see on the ride, but I'm more than happy to say it was a sincere pleasure to roll over this country, ending in a cozy small town (Kanab, UT) that claims to be "Little Hollywood" for it's history of hosting crews filming movie Westerns.

Here's a view from the Kaibab Plateau, looking toward the Vermilion Cliffs (Kanab's just on the other side, I figure):


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