Posted by: livelovethinkexist | July 3, 2009
Photos – U.S. Bike Trip – 1976-1977 (Set Five – Utah)
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This photo is looking east from Willard Bay State Recreation Area in Willard, UT, at our approach route into the mountains for a side trip to go camping. (Original color photocopy)
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We left our bikes with Park Rangers on May 31, 1977, and climbed a marked trail into the 10,000′ mountains for three days. (Original color photocopy)
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This is the view looking west from our camp on top of the mountains down to Willard, UT, and beyond to the Great Salt Lake Basin. (Original 8×10 photo)
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Our camp was set on the very top of this mountain crest from May 31st through June 2nd 1977; and this picture shows me sitting literally on top of the world. (Original color photocopy)
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I’ve cropped this photo to show me sitting in the middle of our camp overlooking the Great Salt Lake Basin to the west.
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We camped in the open under the stars at night without a tent; and here I’m reflecting on life and the world – from my vantage point on the mountain top.
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This was the view looking east from our camp, and at one point Bruce hiked down the far back (east) side to a lake in a valley below. (Original 8×10 photo)
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This picture was somewhere along the highway north of Brigham City, UT; where we mailed our backpacks home to save weight. (Original photo with finger over the lense.)
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I cropped this photo (leaving out the finger), to show our lighter equipment load on the bikes – we didn’t have time for any more mountain climbing along the way and had to reach our destination of Seattle.
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Our sense of urgency was because we were running low on cash and needed to get to Seattle before our money ran out.
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Since we had to get to Seattle quickly, we needed to cover more miles per day and needed lighter bikes to get to Seattle in time.
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The plan we had was to find jobs in Seattle and plan what to do next – and I always had the intention of eventually continuing the trip and going to Europe if possible.
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