On Wednesday morning, we dropped off the kids at Jacqui's and then headed down towards Richfield. We stopped a trail that is about 20 miles outside of town. It was the Gooseberry North trail. We ran into some small troubles right away when we realized that Bryce's machine kept overheating. He could go for a few miles and then he would have to stop and let the engine cool. It was a pretty ride. As soon as we got back, the men sprayed out Bryce's radiator that was caked with mud. That seemed to help and we never had another problem.
I loved seeing the Quaking Aspens on the first ride. We spent part of our time up in groves of them and they are were beautiful. Every time I see them, it reminds me of Sherrie and I wish that she could magically appear and be with me to experience such beautiful places and trails!
The second day, we drove out to this little town that was about 45 minutes away. We were planning on meeting up with one of our most favorite rides, but when we got up there, they had the trail locked, so we had to change our plans.
It was like we were out in the desert for some of it and then back up in the forest. And then we would be near a river that had washed out part of the trail. The scenery was gorgeous. For not knowing where we were at, it ended up being very pretty.
I love the paintbrush of God. I see rock formations and I think that He was so creative when he made them. I love the contrasting red and white on these mountains and how jugged they were. We never would have seen them if we hadn't ended up taking the wrong trail. Sometimes God takes us on these trails that we never would have chosen to go on, but we come out being a better person for going on them!
Look how little Roger looks next to this mountain. The terrain was so different and unique in different spots. This rock had a purple and green tint. Its just amazing to see the all the different landscapes as we go on a single trail. We ended up hitting a dead end, and so we ate lunch up there and then came back down and took a different trail. This one was very rocky and rough on the wrists and forearms. We were all ready to be done with this trail, so we didn't stay on it very long.
On Friday, Bryce and I had the impression, we were meeting up with Max Reed Trail, so were excited about that. We headed up a trail in Richfield right off the road. We drove for about 30 miles and then decided to turn off and head down to where we were supposed to meet up on the trail. It was seven miles of down hill, extremely rough trails. Needless to say, I was furious that we were on such a crappy trail. Not only was it making my arms tired and sore, it was wasting our time. By the time we got down there, we ran out of time and never made it to the Max Reed Trail. Bryce and I were pretty frustrated because that was two days in a row that we felt like we kind of wasted our time on dumb rides.
We finally hit our favorite trail on Saturday as we were heading home. We stopped in Manti and did a really beautiful ride up the canyon. This was a true ATV trail and it was gorgeous as it wound its way up the mountain. The Fall leaves were in bright bloom and it was a fun ride.
The mountainside were painted with beautiful shades of green, yellow, orange and red. This is my most favorite time of year to four wheel because of all the changing colors. I love riding on a trail that is covered in Fall leaves.
As we neared the top of this trail, we found a glowing patch of Aspens. We all took a little detour over to take pictures and eat near the grove of trees. Its interesting to me that some of the Aspens were still green, others were bright yellow and some had lost their leaves. I guess they all grow in different stages and depending on where they are located, they probably receive different amounts of nourishment from the sun and water. I like to compare that to our lives. We are all on the path, but we all develop our growth and testimonies at different times. WE are all developing spiritually but some of us might have new, tender testimonies and others of us might be seasoned and have burning bright testimonies!
As usual, we ended up having to leave the group early and head back to our cars so we could get home at our promised time. We really enjoyed that trail and hope to go on it again someday.
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