Day 14: 80 miles to Salt Lake

The ride was gorgeous today, winding through golf courses and alongside Utah Lake. We had a long paceline going today and made great time. We had a lunchtime arrival at Saturn of Salt Lake where we ate some great sub sandwiches. After getting settled into lodging we had a friendship visit with a recreation group for people with disabilities at the local waterpark, Ragin' Waters. The day was a blast getting to slide and tube with some great people. One of the guys' name was DeRay. He was cracking me up all day long. He acted like the bravest little teenager and wanted to go on all the rides but would chicken out at the last minute. We got tubes and waited in line for the tube ride for 15-20 minutes. Soon as we set the tube in the water to go he freaked and decided he couldn't do it so we walked back down the steps. Then we went to the wave pool. At first we sat in a double tube while the waves weren't going. We were in a foot of water but he felt like we were in the ocean. As soon as the waves started he freaked out again and jumped on me saying "I'm gonna drown! I'm gonna drown!" Compared to yesterday, today's visit was much easier and the clients were more functioning. Yesterday definitely challenged us and pushed our limits. For the evening we had complimentary tickets to the Utah Art and Music Festival from the Saturn of Salt Lake folks. It was held at the city library which had a great venue and ampitheater. The festival was incredible with some art like nothing I had ever seen before. One that stuck out in my mind was a guy named JD Hillberry. His art was incredible and can be found at jdhart.com. We also relaxed and listened to some great blues music. The 6 of us had a great time just hanging out and enjoying the culture. I was pretty impressed with the city of Salt Lake.