Wednesday, October 11, 2006
ALE Group Sponsoring the 2007 Utah Summer Games
Providence, Utah, 10/2/06 – ALE Group, publisher of Strictly Rocky Mountain magazine and CacheValleyInfo.com, announced today that it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the 2007 Utah Summer Games held in Cedar City, Utah each June. “This is an incredible opportunity to help more of our children attend the summer games,” states Lee Everton of the ALE Group.
Sponsors of The Utah Summer Games enable people from all ages and walks of life to participate in the games. There were nearly 10,000 Utahns that competed in the 2006 summer games. “Our mission is to provide a venue for Utahns, all ages and skills, to showcase their athletic talents” shares Steve Ahlgreen, Marketing Director.
The main focus of Strictly Rocky Mountain online magazine and CacheValleyInfo.com is to showcase events and people. “Sponsoring the Utah Summer Games seemed like a great fit for our company. Providing additional information to people in the area about the summer games will be a great benefit to local athletes. We look forward to this partnership in bringing more awareness to the games,” says Lee Everton.
ALE Group is headquartered in Providence, Utah and publishes Strictly Rocky Mountain online magazine (www.strictlyrockymountain.com) with articles covering travel and lifestyle of the Rocky Mountains. CacheValleyInfo.com (www.cachevalleyinfo.com) is a weekly publication which includes events and items of interest in Cache Valley.
The Utah Summer Games (www.utahsummergames.org) is an Olympic-style sports festival for athletes of all ages and abilities open to residents of the state of Utah. For the past 21 years the Utah Summer Games has conducted this event in Cedar City, Utah with an average total of 9,000 participants, 50 thousand spectators, and 1,000 volunteers in attendance each year. Add all that together and you have one of the premier sporting events in Utah.
Sponsors of The Utah Summer Games enable people from all ages and walks of life to participate in the games. There were nearly 10,000 Utahns that competed in the 2006 summer games. “Our mission is to provide a venue for Utahns, all ages and skills, to showcase their athletic talents” shares Steve Ahlgreen, Marketing Director.
The main focus of Strictly Rocky Mountain online magazine and CacheValleyInfo.com is to showcase events and people. “Sponsoring the Utah Summer Games seemed like a great fit for our company. Providing additional information to people in the area about the summer games will be a great benefit to local athletes. We look forward to this partnership in bringing more awareness to the games,” says Lee Everton.
ALE Group is headquartered in Providence, Utah and publishes Strictly Rocky Mountain online magazine (www.strictlyrockymountain.com) with articles covering travel and lifestyle of the Rocky Mountains. CacheValleyInfo.com (www.cachevalleyinfo.com) is a weekly publication which includes events and items of interest in Cache Valley.
The Utah Summer Games (www.utahsummergames.org) is an Olympic-style sports festival for athletes of all ages and abilities open to residents of the state of Utah. For the past 21 years the Utah Summer Games has conducted this event in Cedar City, Utah with an average total of 9,000 participants, 50 thousand spectators, and 1,000 volunteers in attendance each year. Add all that together and you have one of the premier sporting events in Utah.
The Century Bike Ride
First question has to be, "Have you ever wanted to ride 100 miles on a bike?" I rode 50 miles once in high school and another time a few years ago, I rode what felt like two hundred miles (closer to 30).
This past weekend there was the Moab Century Ride and I had the opportunity to drive the route that they were going to follow. This ride is a skinny tire event and begins at the 4,000 foot elevation and progresses to the 7,000 foot elevation at the base of the La Sal Mountains in southern Utah.
The scenery was beautiul. Along the way, riders climb from the red rock country to the quakies and just below the snow line. Looking out to the west on the ride gives a near birds-eye view of Canyonlands National Park.
There is a great rest period traveling along the plateau above Moab and just below the La Sal Mountains. The drop from here is into Castle Valley.
Castle Valley is surrounded by red cliffs that rise nearly 1,000 feet above the valley floor. It is an ideallic place to come home to. The few houses scattered around create a great little community that is sided by the mighty Colorado River on the north side.
The trip down the canyon is flanked by the Colorado on one side and cliffs on the other for 17 miles to the outskirts of Moab.
It was quite the ride in a car. I can only imagine what it was like on a bike. Although, there was plenty of company for the riders. I estimate that there were nearly 400 riders who started out on the Century Ride.
I applaud everyone that even attempted this ride.
This past weekend there was the Moab Century Ride and I had the opportunity to drive the route that they were going to follow. This ride is a skinny tire event and begins at the 4,000 foot elevation and progresses to the 7,000 foot elevation at the base of the La Sal Mountains in southern Utah.
The scenery was beautiul. Along the way, riders climb from the red rock country to the quakies and just below the snow line. Looking out to the west on the ride gives a near birds-eye view of Canyonlands National Park.
There is a great rest period traveling along the plateau above Moab and just below the La Sal Mountains. The drop from here is into Castle Valley.
Castle Valley is surrounded by red cliffs that rise nearly 1,000 feet above the valley floor. It is an ideallic place to come home to. The few houses scattered around create a great little community that is sided by the mighty Colorado River on the north side.
The trip down the canyon is flanked by the Colorado on one side and cliffs on the other for 17 miles to the outskirts of Moab.
It was quite the ride in a car. I can only imagine what it was like on a bike. Although, there was plenty of company for the riders. I estimate that there were nearly 400 riders who started out on the Century Ride.
I applaud everyone that even attempted this ride.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
The Moab Century Ride
Welcome!
Today in Moab was the Moab Century Ride. It was a great start with several hundred participants. The majority of the riders took the La Sal Loop that climbs about 3,000 feet to the mountains just under the snow line. The La Sals are the second highest mountain range in Utah. The entire loop was just under 100 miles with some of the most magnificent scenery in the west.
I drove the route the day before and it is beautiful! The drop into Castle Valley is breathtaking with the red rock and the monumental rock formations that dominate the valley.
The day was beautiful for the ride with cool air and blue sky against the backdrop of Moab.
Today in Moab was the Moab Century Ride. It was a great start with several hundred participants. The majority of the riders took the La Sal Loop that climbs about 3,000 feet to the mountains just under the snow line. The La Sals are the second highest mountain range in Utah. The entire loop was just under 100 miles with some of the most magnificent scenery in the west.
I drove the route the day before and it is beautiful! The drop into Castle Valley is breathtaking with the red rock and the monumental rock formations that dominate the valley.
The day was beautiful for the ride with cool air and blue sky against the backdrop of Moab.
