This morning I read "Why the Church Is As True As the Gospel" by Eugene England. Andrew and I were up late talking last night--discussing church related things; he suggested I read this article. I'm glad I did.
Happy Sabbath, everyone.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
because i like pictures and i more than liked this trip
Here are a few more pictures from our Europe trip:
day four
Wow, a full week has already passed since the fourth day of our bike trip. I won't go into great detail, but we rode 73 miles. Galena Summit was probably the hardest part of the day. Here's a picture of my dad and me once we've conquered the top.
And just as a clarification, the Josh pictured below is not my brother Josh, but another Joshua who's 17 years old.
Our bike trip was grand. The mountains and the river were gorgeous. I'm glad they let me come.
And just as a clarification, the Josh pictured below is not my brother Josh, but another Joshua who's 17 years old.
Our bike trip was grand. The mountains and the river were gorgeous. I'm glad they let me come.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
day three
Left Challis to go back to Stanley. A rather uneventful day for most of us (I didn't even take pictures). I say most of us because Josh had another couple spokes snap off his back wheel. He didn't want to risk completely ruining the wheel, especially with more than 100 miles to go, so he had his first experience hitchhiking. An older lady picked him up in her big white van. Turns out she lives in her van, smokes unfiltered cigarettes, and has a dog. So Josh had a nice time. He actually had his spokes replaced in Stanley and rode back to meet us as we were taking our last break of the day.
It was cool to ride back on the same road. We were still next to the river. I just adore water and there's something about the pace of biking that lets me absorb my surroundings a lot more than driving does. Running's nice too, of course. But biking's just more smooth and fluid somehow.
So another 58 miles down. And we finally discovered THE place to eat in Stanley: the Bakery. Oh yum. I had risotto cakes, green beans, yams, and mushrooms. And the best pie I've had (outside of home): peach raspberry. So good.
It was cool to ride back on the same road. We were still next to the river. I just adore water and there's something about the pace of biking that lets me absorb my surroundings a lot more than driving does. Running's nice too, of course. But biking's just more smooth and fluid somehow.
So another 58 miles down. And we finally discovered THE place to eat in Stanley: the Bakery. Oh yum. I had risotto cakes, green beans, yams, and mushrooms. And the best pie I've had (outside of home): peach raspberry. So good.
day two
Breakfast wasn't spectacular: eggs and pancakes. We got some water from the "merc'" because the sulfur in our motel's water didn't go down smoothly enough. And off we went.
Our first stop was at the hot springs. Here's my dad and Jim. The water come straight out was scalding hot, but as it mixed with the Salmon River it settled into a nice, bearable temperature.
We had a few breaks in riding about 58 miles to Challis. It was so lovely biking right next to the river. We got to Challis and soaked again, this time in the hot tub. Had dinner and then crashed again. (Yes, all we do is eat, bike, eat, bike, eat sleep...)
My back tire flatted, but Dad helped me fix it up with a new tube in a jiffy.
Our first stop was at the hot springs. Here's my dad and Jim. The water come straight out was scalding hot, but as it mixed with the Salmon River it settled into a nice, bearable temperature.
We had a few breaks in riding about 58 miles to Challis. It was so lovely biking right next to the river. We got to Challis and soaked again, this time in the hot tub. Had dinner and then crashed again. (Yes, all we do is eat, bike, eat, bike, eat sleep...)
My back tire flatted, but Dad helped me fix it up with a new tube in a jiffy.
day one
We woke up at our cozy bed and breakfast in Hailey, Idaho. Our hostess made us yummy breakfast: corn hotcakes and parmesan eggs. Then we geared up and found a spot to leave the cars (the fire station) and took off for our first day of riding. There actually was a nice bike trail that went for about 14 miles into Sun Valley and Ketchum. We stopped at a few bridges on the way out because of Mark's interest in the structure.
We stopped for lunch--I had a yummy "grown-up grilled cheese"--at Galena Lodge before heading up to the summit. Here's my dad and Josh at the top. It was nice and warm by that time of the day, but the push to the summit wasn't as hard as I'd nervously anticipated.
Then we enjoyed some nice downhill and flat before rolling into Smiley's where we all indulged in shakes. I had huckleberry. You might have already noticed my fixation on food, and I've nothing to deny. This trip for me was all about food. Just joking, of course; I also loved the riding and the company.
We'd heard that we had to stop at Redfish Lake Lodge to eat, so we complied and had dinner--I had salmon mac' and cheese--after soaking our legs in the lake's cold water. The setting is absolutely gorgeous. I almost wished I had packed my wetsuit because I just wanted to glide through the water.
We arrived in Stanley just before dark. I enjoyed a nice sulfuric shower before crashing to sleep.
Day one: about 80 miles. My legs held up fine. My hands felt pretty numb that first day, and I started to feel the effects of sitting on a bike seat for 80, but it was worth it.
We stopped for lunch--I had a yummy "grown-up grilled cheese"--at Galena Lodge before heading up to the summit. Here's my dad and Josh at the top. It was nice and warm by that time of the day, but the push to the summit wasn't as hard as I'd nervously anticipated.
Then we enjoyed some nice downhill and flat before rolling into Smiley's where we all indulged in shakes. I had huckleberry. You might have already noticed my fixation on food, and I've nothing to deny. This trip for me was all about food. Just joking, of course; I also loved the riding and the company.
We'd heard that we had to stop at Redfish Lake Lodge to eat, so we complied and had dinner--I had salmon mac' and cheese--after soaking our legs in the lake's cold water. The setting is absolutely gorgeous. I almost wished I had packed my wetsuit because I just wanted to glide through the water.
We arrived in Stanley just before dark. I enjoyed a nice sulfuric shower before crashing to sleep.
Day one: about 80 miles. My legs held up fine. My hands felt pretty numb that first day, and I started to feel the effects of sitting on a bike seat for 80, but it was worth it.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
day zero
This was the sunset the night we made our way up to Idaho. Too bad I couldn't take a picture without the car window between the real deal and my camera. But it was a grand way to start the trip. I'll be posting more later about it all, but I did survive. I had a lovely time and my butt is really the only thing moderately sore.
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