Vroom Vroom!

On Wednesday I had the chance to go ATVing!  I went with two guys that I work with at the front desk.  I'd heard from co-workers that it was a lot of fun and really muddy which as many you know I like the mud!  We headed out on the shuttle to the property and started to wonder if maybe I hadn't dressed warm enough.  It'd been pretty cold the past few days and Wednesday is was cloudy and looking like rain.  By the time we got their and got orientated to our machines I was pretty sure I was going to be cold on the ride.  They gave use helmets and gloves so I figured I'd be ok.  Sure enough as soon as we started to ride the ice came, yes freezing rain in all it's glory came pelting down on our faces.  Thankfully like most weather around here it didn't last too long!  However by the time we got to our first look out point my hand had past the point of being numb  and went to achy.  The guide was nice enough to swap gloves with me and I was able to feel my hand for the rest of the trip.  It was important to have feeling in my right hand too since that was the thumb I was using for the gas!

My co-workers laughed when the guide asked if any of us had been on an ATV before and I said, "No but I have a Vespa."  Surprisingly the guide said, "Nice yeah this will be pretty similar."  The biggest difference between the two was the turning, my Vespa is pretty nimble but the ATV is four wheel drive and you gotta work to get it to turn.  The ride was gorgeous we had beautiful lookouts and even bigger mud puddles to drive through!  Towards the end of the ride they took us down into dry creek, which is just at the name says, a dry creek bed.  Since we were all handling our machines well and keeping up they let us free to drive around and go over big bumps on our own.  I of course would drive, stop, take a picture and then move to a new location to do that all over again.  After about 10-15 minutes of play time we headed back to the company headquarters.  The ATV ride was a lot of fun and great way to get out and see the area, we rode along a northern edge of the park near Stampede road.  For anyone who has read or seen the movie Into the Wild we were near the area where he hiked into the park.  I highly recommend getting out on an ATV if you're in this area, it's a great change from hiking but also a great way to feel 5 years old again!

I will have photos posted from ATVing soon but in the mean time I've posted the photos from the Helicopter Ride, Husky Homestead and our climb on Sugar Loaf!