Snowville to Burley

It was a long day on the highway as we crossed over state borders into Idaho. It was nice to say goodbye to Utah even though it treated us so well, Thanks again! There was a special theme to the day though as we celebrated Christmas in July. We all picked out of a hat who we would need to give a present to for the special event. The main stipulation though was that you could not pay any money for the gift. So the challenge was on as we hit up the Interstate.

The ride was an absolute blast we enjoyed beautiful sites and views along the highway. We encountered a mother moose and her baby moose as they were walking through the fields. We also ended up biking up a mountain pass that felt like a hill after hitting up those Rocky Mountains in Colorado. After lunch that is when the real fun started.

My group started to find some great stuff along the highway as my comrade found a tiny play wagon. She had a rope with her to attach the wagon to her Camelback as towed along with us to Burley. She went twenty five miles tugging that wagon, and she even let me use it to carry the cushion that I found on the side of the road. Around ten miles before town, we saw random people crossing the Interstate right near a bridge. I watched as I learned that they were crossing it so that they could jump off the bridge into the Canal below. We realized that this would be our one chance to jump off a bridge along the highway into an unknown water body. As we lined up to jump off the bridge, doubt surrounded us of what exactly we were jumping in.

It was absolutely exhilarating as we made our way through the air into the water. I never had jumped from that high into a water, and definitely not off a bridge. A Bike & Build Dream had been accomplished and I thank the locals who showed us the way there!

So once getting into Burley, I stopped by the visitor center to talk to some locals. We found that we just missed the annual Spud Man Triathlon for Burley and heard about the history of the area. There really was not much to hear unfortunately but we did learn about some attractions up ahead in Idaho. It was really nice to talk with people, I loved the cheap ice cream in Burley and all went well with our visit.