Olson Family Bike Trip

Ya Hoo!!!! I figured out how to add a picture, aren't you so proud of me. Well anyway this last Sat. we took our annual (well 3rd time)13 mile bike trip down the Hiawatha trail. The 1st time we ever did this Amy was pregnant with Jake and Ronnie with Brennen. The 2nd time we did this Cody, Jake & Brennen were babies and were in a pull along that Brian pulled behind his bike.They started screaming when we went thru the first dark tunnel and screamed all the way down. So this trip was so fun because all the kids that went were on bikes(except Emily who rode behind Mike. It started out a beautiful day. The sun was shining and it was just the right temp. We stopped for lunch about half way and the clouds started to gather it started to get darker and so we knew what was coming. Yes, it started to pour rain and I mean pour. Other bikers were zooming past us trying to get down the mountain. You have to realize that we had little kids on little bikes. Jackson was peddling about 20 peddles to our one on our big 10 speeds. Madi, Mckenzie, & Brennen were doing about the same. (this is an old train train track with lots of dark cold drippy tunnels to go thru also and our dinky lights hardly showed the way. Ed had taped my flashlight on my bike and it pointed at the ceiling so it was not much help.) But the track is all down hill and a very smooth ride. There wasn't much complaining until it started raining and it was cold but we pressed on. About 3/4 of the way down Jackson decided he wasn't going to peddle another second. He was a real trooper to make it that far. But how do you get an extra bike down the mountain- hence the bike strapped on Tyson's back. And poor Michael had to give up his only seat to Jackson and finish the trip standing up. As we rode thru the finish line the sun was shining and everyone was smiling. It took us a little over 4 hours I think. We ended the day at the Hot Rod cafe in Post Falls. This was a great family activity that will be a memory forever. I hope next time we'll have all of the family there.