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Our bicycle ride across southern Utah took us through one of the most beautiful areas in the world. We have ridden overseas in France, Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, Bratislava, Austria, Italy, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Chile. In the States we have ridden across Texas, California, Nevada, South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. None of our other bicycling adventures provided the spectacular views we experienced in Utah.
In many places huge rock cliffs climb skyward hundreds of feet within a few feet of the side of the road and view continues for miles. As we rode we saw huge rocks that had been sculptured by the wind into strange and wonderful rock formations that were scattered over the landscape as far as the eye could see. Many rock formations and sculptures could be seen for miles in the distance as we rode and consumed the landscape as we passed within a few feet of them along the road.
We also rode through desolate desert areas which I do not personally find interesting or attractive. But, a fellow cyclist from Switzerland came across the road to tell us about how much he loved the desert because he could see from horizon to horizon. He said it was impossible to do the same in Switzerland.
We also visited the Arches National Park after completing our bicycle trip across Utah to the Colorado Border. I found the sculptures in the park were especially wonderful and interesting.
The ride was difficult. The wind that created all of the rock wonders that we saw along our route continued its work even as we rode and it is brutal. The route has double digit grades but it is the wind that makes the cycling difficult. But it is the culptures created by the wind that make the bicycling effort worth it. | 
