Bear Lake

                                                                                                    

 

   

Bear lake was fun.  I didn't take many pics so I added a couple from last year.  I took some on my phone but i have no idea how to get them to my computer. 

What makes Bear Lake so great is the lack of commercialism (however, I wouldn't mind a great seafood restaurant!).  It also amazes me how the color of the water can change with the weather.  Anyone know what makes the lake so blue?

The pics are of Wes,  flying high, Carson, donning a really old scuba mask, and the boys enjoying the beach.

Oh, and about that first picture, we did do some kayaking but had no idea the Bear lake monster was indeed a shark.  heehee:)

My first Tri

Busy week but no pictures. Why?  When you want nicer pictures you tend to buy a nicer, bulkier camera.  But if your a minimalist like myself, it's very hard to take the camera places because of it's size.  I rarely like to take more things with me than I have to.  So if anyone knows of a tiny camera that takes great pictures, let me know!!!!

I also did my first Triathlon....and try I did.  The Deer Creek Triathlon was a great race to do a first tri. It was low key and so beautiful.  My only anxiety was getting in the frigid lake at 6:30 am.  Luckily, the water temp was warmer than the air temp and not near what I expected. Wes, as usual, never dons a wetsuit, the toughest guy I know and did the swim quickly.  

I have to admit there was one point where I thought, " what am I doing here out in the middle of the lake at 6:30 am???"

Thanks to Dory from "Finding Nemo" for the mantra that kept me going, "just keep swimming, swimming swimming...."   

The bike ride was fun.  It was hard to stay focused on the trail when it was such a nice sunrise over the lake.   But the frequent cattle crossing and sandy washouts kept my full attention.  

The transition from bike to run went fine until two people wearing tennis shoes on the bike caught up and jumped off their bikes and started the run.  Okay, so there's is on tiny annoyance with clipless pedals and that's having to change them but anyone will tell you it's worth it.

I ended up doing the run a bit slower than anticipated but I wasn't pushing it hard.  I couldn't.  There's something that happens to your whole psyche (and physical body for that matter) when you find out your pregnant the day before a race.  Yessirree.    So I took it easy and it turned out to be a fun, enjoyable race.  I placed 7th in women of only about 50 participants. I most likely won't be doing the Xterra Tri now, morning sickness isn't the best  training partner. There's always next year.  For now i am shifting my sights on the excitement that only a new little life being can provide.  

And now for a week in Bear Lake.  ahhhhh.