We slept like babies after yesterday's grueling ride and were ready to face an easier day on the road. Today's ride was significantly shorter and one of the few days without a mountain pass to climb. But the winds out of the north had not abated and it was still damn cold. Nonetheless, it was not too tough today. A few miles past Hatch you pass the turn-off to Bryce N.P. and continue north on 89 through a wide valley of ranch land where a light dusting of fresh snow covered the tops of the mountains. Nothing like the spectacular rock formations in the National Parks but still pretty scenery and very light traffic.