Hiawatha Trail

In 2014 I went to a regional training. Elder Vern Stanfill was there and talked about riding his bike on the Hiawatha Trail in Montana.  In October 2015 he talked about the trail again in his General Conference address. (Link below if you are interested)

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2015/11/saturday-afternoon-session/choose-the-light?lang=eng

When I heard him talk about it I came home and told Neil I thought it was something we should do together.  We were finally able to make it happen this summer.  We left here bright and early before 5:30 Tuesday, August 6th and drove to the Trail.  It was a great drive together to have time to talk and reconnect. We listened to a book on the seasons of marriage. It provided great conversation starters for us.

We got to the Hiawatha Trail about 1:30 in the afternoon. It was hot, and we wished we had more time and more water, but it was still a great adventure together. We planned to walk the trail instead of biking.  We had to wear helmets which we hadn't planned for. Someone who had just finished the trail let us use the helmets they had rented.  I didn't really like the long tunnel. It was muddy and slippery. I was glad to be on my feet instead of a bike. The tunnels were cooler and that was a blessing.

We walked about 6 miles on the trail before we turned around to be back on time.  It was beautiful. There were quite a few bikers doing the trail, but we were the only ones walking that we saw.

We stopped in the town by the trail and bought lemonades. They sure tasted good!  We drove on the Couer d'Alene to spend the night at a fun bed and breakfast.  We ate at a fun little pizza place in Spokane that had board games on the tables to play while you waited. What a great idea.  It was a fun trip and a great experience together.