We left Salt Lake City after a good rest and made our way to
Garland. I was sweep today, along with Kristi. Much of the ride was on actual
bicycle trails and then back on the highway. “Rails to Trails” utilize old
railways and is ideal for cycling, for no railway ever has more than a 4%
grade. It gets us safely out of the way of traffic and provides parkland for residence
along them. Ride map and statistics
Garland was a prosperous sugar mill town from the early 1900’s
until 1977 when the sugar beet industry failed them. Still they hang on, and as
I walked about I came across a blacksmith shop that was building stainless
steel semi-trailer fluid cargo tanks, so there is still industry there amidst the empty storefronts.
We were the guests of the Garland Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, whose members took us into their homes for night. Steve
and I were guests of Jim and Lorraine Christensen and family. After a great
home dinner and sharing we retired to the room their son Jake surrendered for the night
where we enjoyed sleeping in actual beds. In the morning Jim got up and cooked
us breakfast and took us back to the church. Such demonstrations of generosity
are foreign to me but I look forward to doing the same for someone in the
future. These folks had no idea who they were bringing into their homes yet
welcomed us as friends, and that is how we left
The Garland Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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