Life as Betty....
By Bettygohard
It was my birthday last week and totally contrary to my personality instead of heading out and hitting the trails I just hung out and took a day off. It was awesome to sit back and relax with the knowledge of a weekend of biking just on the horizon. This weekend past was the annual Silver Mtn Brewsfest. Silver mountain is in Kellogg, Idaho and a great place to go downhill. The Brewsfest is a super cool event; for less than the price of a regular lift ticket you get to ride the mountain bike trails, try out beers from 30 different breweries and listen to cool music.
It is not the most extensive bike park you’ll ever visit but the trails are fun and super long. From the top of the world’s longest single pole gondola back to the base you drop 2,200 ft, its a long way down! Three runs and I was revved up and loving life but the body was tired and ready to eat some food and drink some beer. The runs are a little bumpy but have fun flow, a few challenging sections and lots of smiles at the bottom. The gondola ride gives the legs and arms time to recover then downhill we go. To make it a full weekend you can stay on mountain and enjoy the water park too where they have the Flowrider so surfing and biking in one day is possible at Silver Mountain. This is the second year I’ve attended and it is definitely an annual event; check it out next year we will be there!! The more friends the more fun to be had!
After the weekend I was a little jaded, slightly stiff and in need of some yoga. BettyGoHard and Kerry Yoga had our first Hiking and Yoga event on Monday night – what a way to start the week off on the right foot! We hiked to the top of Raven Rock trail to the lookout overlooking the the town of Trail and the Columbia river – what a view!! Overlooking the Columbia, Agathe led us through a half hour gentle yoga practice; normally I have trouble stilling my mind and really getting into my practice but with the wind blowing gently and the view of the mountains it was the best yoga I have done for as long as I can remember. Thank you to the ladies that joined us and the cute guy at the bottom with the amazing quinoa fruit parfait it was the perfect way to end a perfect experience. Next week we will be doing Elder Trail high above the Columbia on the other side of Trail. Maybe I will see you there.
Have a great week
Betty
