DAY 3 It was Grand

I didn't know how beautiful Utah is. driving back from dropping Palmer off at the Salt Lake Airport to fly home :(, we drove down off the expressway through incredible beauty and amazing vistas.

The riders mainly had to ride on the freeways all the way today as the frontage roads were in really bad shape.

Kelvin Tse, whose team had the third-and hardest section, says "day 3 was difficult. Because of a lack of sleep we were all tired from the get-go, and I knew I would have to conserve energy. The last 20 miles questioned my sanity. We all miss sharing the wind and conversation with Palmer, but we know he's here in spirit."

Shortly after starting the fourth leg of the day, Terry Ervin blew out a spoke, and had to jam ahead to Grand Junction get it fixed. Tim Patton and Mike O'keefe soldiered on without him, but they were glad when he returned

Tim Patton is still fighting with a bad knee, but he says he and his team were encouraged by Jos speaking at First Presbyterian Church. "It reminded us of why we are doing what we're doing".

We had a great celebration cookout and sharing time with First Pres. What an incredible blessing of hospitality!