Mud Hogs

So being that we are serious bikers and all, we decided it was time for us to take a big trip. So we did. We headed with Austin and Krystal down to Bear Lake for a little weekend jaunt. 

We left on Friday afternoon and stopped in to Idaho Falls for gas, and the bank, and for Kolton and I to ditch our helmets because it was sooo hot and also because we are dumb. 

When we finally got on the road again we got to Pocatello and rounded the corner to Inkom and saw the biggest and blackest storm clouds. But we just kept going.

Shortly thereafter we were in the middle of the biggest pounding rainstorm. 

It was one of those instances where you can choose to get mad because the rain is beating on you and feels like nails pounding into your skin and you are getting soaked and this is so not fun anymore....or you can choose to laugh about it. 

We chose to laugh. 

And it really was hilarious. Krystal and I had our big buggy sunglasses on and they were just gathering water like I couldn't believe. My eyes were so full of mascara and water and we later decided that the best description for what were were experiencing was that it felt like we were wearing goggles that were half full of water. 

So we are riding through this storm side by side and just laughing our heads off and stretching out our arms and in a weird way it really was kind of refreshing. 

We finally made it out of the storm and then stopped in Soda for gas and to stretch our legs. 

We freaked out when we noticed the time and realized we had about half an hour to get to the show we had bought tickets for and Garden City was a long ways away. 

So we hopped back on the bikes and told Austin to take the lead. 

And oh boy, he sure did. 

We were FLYING down the road and speeds that I don't care to go in a car let alone on a bike with no helmet. 

I was terrified and finally decided that I was not going to look at the speedometer again. We did finally make it to Pickleville Playhouse with only a few near misses for traffic accidents. 

We were only 20 minutes late to see our favorite Juanito Bandito! 

The play was hilarious as always and we sure had a nice time. 

After that we jumped back on the bikes and headed for Logan where we were going to eat and stay the night. So we just keep going down the same road and had an amazing view of the lake. Then we started going through a little canyon full of sagebrush and a tiny creek that we thought was sure pretty then we just kept going and going and going and going til we hit a town and decided to ask for directions. 

Turns out, we had gone 30 miles in the wrong direction and that not all roads lead to Logan as we had previously thought. 

Stupid. 

So we turned back around and went the way we came back to Garden City where we found the correct turn and got back on the right track.

We went through Logan Canyon and holy hannah banana...it was GORGEOUS. It made that other canyon look like nothing. The trees, river, cliffs, everything was just blowing us away. I was just in awe at how a place that beautiful could actually exist. I tried to take mental pictures of everything I saw. That was definitely the best part of the trip for me. 

When we finally made it to Logan we ate some dinner and then went to crash at the hotel. We had big ideas about going to the hot tubs but as soon as we laid down on the beds, there was not getting up. We were exhausted. 

The next morning after a lot of planning and debating and discussing and looking at maps we planned our route home. 

We went through Preston where we tried to find the Napoleon Dynamite statue which obviously doesn't exist and ended up talking to some strangers for 20 minutes. That Austin sure is a friendly one. 

Then we went to Grace where Kolton had gone on a high adventure with the scouts a couple years ago. He had a blast and wanted to do some of the same things they had done. 

So we went to the river and climbed down the rocks to find a waterfall to climb. But after sitting and searching for a while, we couldn't figure out where to go so we just enjoyed cooling off and then jumped back on the bike. In our swimsuits, I may add, which definitely got us some looks. 

Then we went to the flume which looked super fun, but the water was too high and we didn't feel like conking our heads and dying so that plan was out too. It was a nice try though! Next time we will plan ahead a little better. 

After that we headed on home. We went through Alpine and stopped at a little cafe to grab some snacks and shakes. It was the cutest little diner all decked out in American pride. I loved it. Then we got back on the bikes and rode past Palisades and again went through some beautiful country. I just love seeing all the rolling hills and the farmland and it always makes me wonder why our ancestors kept going and passing all this beautiful land and then stopped in Monteview and said, "This is the place." I really don't know what they were thinking. 

We finally made it home after a stop at the MotoRodeo where we watched our friends and family ride. It was definitely a good trip and though my bum was sore and needed some time to recover we are looking forward to going again!