Bike Trail

We picked our campground based on its proximity to this bike trail. The trail runs for maybe 20 miles along the highway, and cuts through some amazing scenery. Last summer, Mark's dad and Andrew did a portion of the bike trail together...dad on the bike he bought to use when he visits, and we care for it at no extra charge :) (it was about the same price to buy one as to rent one for the number of days he wanted to use it on their trip a few years ago), and Andrew on the pull-behind bike that Jacob now uses. It was quite the memory for Andrew, as everytime we pass the trail on the way to Anch., he talks about it, saying "You know, sometime I'd like to take you on this bike path that Grandpa and I did!"

So, we finally made the opportunity for him to do just that! Saturday was glorious, and after a camp breakfast of pancakes and sausage and packing a picnic lunch, we headed out on our bikes. The boys really liked crossing this bridge, and the trail circles down around under the bridge to cross the highway. We rode for a ways and then came back to have a picnic by this river before heading back to the campsite. Clocking our mileage on the way home the next day, we figure we did about 6 miles roundtrip! Pretty impressive for a 6 year-old, I'd say! (And not so bad for our out-of-shape selves, either).

Anna slept some on the way out, and by the time we were headed back into the campground, we had to keep Jacob talking for fear he was falling asleep and ready to fall off the bike! The next day, on our way home, we stopped at another portion of the trail near a really neat bridge underpass, the section the dad and Andrew had done, and did about 2 miles. Andrew was thrilled, and we enjoyed it, too!