Wednesday, January 5, 2011

New Years

New Years weekend brought freezing tempuratures and, you guessed it SAND!!! We loaded up the trailer, kids, and every pair of warm cloths that we owned and headed for the Sand Dunes.
The Manx ran like a champ. No more blown hoses! We actually made it out to the dunes to try that bad boy out! Dusty rebuilt the shocks since the last trip so the suspension was much better. The kids loved every minute of the ride. I even heard that Gracie was so scared at one point that she thought she was going to pee her pants! All in good fun though.
The highlight of the weekend for me was when Shawn decided to brave the dunes and make the trip over to Patten Hill on the kids quad! I loved following him and the responsible way he rides. He is so cautious!
Shawn and Summer even took turns trying to run up the hill. (It was the steepest part of patten hill...) They didn't make it far, but they did at least try.

The Manx made a good run down the sand drags... That bad boy topped out at 75 MPH! Luckily we got those 5 point harnesses!
We survived the cold and made it home!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Love the pix, where are you guys from and where do you go riding at? I am in the Palm Springs, So. Cal area.

Ashley

Rachael Papes said...

We go out to Glamis, or Gordens Well over in ca. We like the Cinders up near Flagstaff... (it's to cold there now!) Or we just take the kids out riding in the desert.

How old are your kids?

Unknown said...

My oldest daughter is almost 11, my youngest daughter is 9 and my son is 4. I am also 6 months pregnant with another little girl. Don't do much riding these days but plan to get back into it soon. You have a beautiful family.