Idaho-Dirt Bike Ride to Germania

 One day while we were in Idaho we decided to take a family adventure and go on a big dirt bike ride to see if we could make it up to Germania.  We went up there earlier during our trip, but there was a lot of snow.  Since we stayed up there almost two weeks and it was getting warmer we were hopeful the snow was melted more and we could take the boys to see the log cabin up there and let them explore.  We got about half way up the trail and we came to a stop due to a large tree being over the road.  There were three other guys also on a dirt bike ride using their chainsaw to cut the tree.  We helped them remove the tree and we continued on until the next tree was on the trail and then they would cut the tree and we would move it. . . This continued on for quite sometime.  After we got through the fallen trees there was a pretty big flow of water we had to cross.  We sent Boden across first and the water just swallowed up his bike.  The three guys jumped in the water, picked up Boden and grabbed his bike.  Then the next boy went, it was the same story, Zac and those guys had to help save every boy and bike to make it across the water.  Just when I thought it couldn’t get worse there were massive snow drifts that we had to go through.  Keep in mind, I have only rode my bike less than 3 months (maybe a handful of days) so I was getting so tired and frustrated.  We got through the snow and then there was a huge rocky trail. . . It took us sometime to get up that and I crashed and hurt my leg pretty bad, but Zac just kept saying, we are so close we can’t give up now.  With a lot of patience and persistence we finally made it up to the cabins.  We are so grateful for the three guys that helped us all along the way.  On the way back to camp Boden ran out of gas.  The guys took some gas out of their bike to give to Boden.  We were so grateful they were with us.  The boys wanted to stop and get shakes after all that so we made a stop at the lodge for some shakes and fries.  We offered to buy those guys shakes but they refused.  Once we were done eating we headed back to camp.  Kyson got to camp first and Brandje was SO MAD at him.  Apparently they sent papa to come look for us because we were gone so long.  Once Kyson got back to camp Shawn went out to try to get papa.  Diana and Brandje were so nervous for all of us.  We told them we were going to be fine and not to worry but they didn’t listen ha ha Needless to say, papa and Shawn finally ended back up at camp and we were exhausted from our day long ride.  It was a fun family day though!!