I Loved this movie:)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Every once in a while
I think the mountains are so beautiful when they change to Fall colors. I also love it when they are frosted with snow. Well the other day we got both at once. Plus crisp Fall air. It was awe-inspiring! 
Also my friend Alexis came to Salt Lake and stopped by. It was so fun to see her and her family. She is still hilarious as ever and makes me miss living 100 yards from her.
Also my friend Alexis came to Salt Lake and stopped by. It was so fun to see her and her family. She is still hilarious as ever and makes me miss living 100 yards from her.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Mountain bike crazy
Jeff had a day off so I decided to surprise him by getting someone to watch the kids so we could go ride the wasatch crest mountain bike trail. It starts off of guardmans pass up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It is completely up hill for the first two miles. And it was no gradual uphill. It was steep and rocky and the worst part was the elevation. At the top it is 9,900 feet. 
So here I am at the top of "puke hill". I was so tired the only thing that kept me from turning back was the thought of having to ride down that steep rocky trail. 
Jeff assured me the worst was over although there were a few times I wondered if we were embarking on "puke hill 2". 
It was really beautiful and the rain from the night before made the trail perfect with no dust.
I would definitely not call myself a true mountain biker. I get so freaked out when I see a bunch of huge rocks or the trail narrows. But Jeff did teach me a bunch of tricks to make it more fun. After the first big hill you traverse the ridge for 13 miles then end up at the top of Millcreek canyon. It was a lot of fun riding down the canyon but when we got to the bottom we quickly realized we were going to have to bike home because there wasn't anyone to come pick us up and we were penniless so we couldn't take the bus. So we biked the 12 miles home. It was a lot easier riding than up puke hill, but by the time we made it I couldn't feel my legs. I thought all those walks with the kids through Research Park would have done something to build up some muscle, but I guess not because my legs were... jello. Now that it is over I can say it was a lot of fun. And I love my bike. My Trek 4300 WSD:) I highly recommend it to any woman who finds male mountain bikes uncomfortable. 
So here I am at the top of "puke hill". I was so tired the only thing that kept me from turning back was the thought of having to ride down that steep rocky trail. 
Jeff assured me the worst was over although there were a few times I wondered if we were embarking on "puke hill 2". 
It was really beautiful and the rain from the night before made the trail perfect with no dust.
I would definitely not call myself a true mountain biker. I get so freaked out when I see a bunch of huge rocks or the trail narrows. But Jeff did teach me a bunch of tricks to make it more fun. After the first big hill you traverse the ridge for 13 miles then end up at the top of Millcreek canyon. It was a lot of fun riding down the canyon but when we got to the bottom we quickly realized we were going to have to bike home because there wasn't anyone to come pick us up and we were penniless so we couldn't take the bus. So we biked the 12 miles home. It was a lot easier riding than up puke hill, but by the time we made it I couldn't feel my legs. I thought all those walks with the kids through Research Park would have done something to build up some muscle, but I guess not because my legs were... jello. Now that it is over I can say it was a lot of fun. And I love my bike. My Trek 4300 WSD:) I highly recommend it to any woman who finds male mountain bikes uncomfortable. 
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