Bear Lake Classic

Last Saturday we ventured up to Bear Lake where Ben rode in a 50 mile race. The race went all the way around the lake so it was a pretty view, but he pretty much didn't see anything but the road and the tires 6" in front of him.


Dave Cook also came to ride in the race with Ben. We actually packed everything (very snuggly) into his car to drive up there.


We camped the night before at the resort where the race starts and ends. It was Logan's second time camping, and it was freezing that night, but he did great! We cheered the boys on at the starting line, played around for a couple hours then made the 1 mile trek from the campground to the finish line to watch the guys come in.


Here are the guys and their bikes before the race, just about to take off for a warm up ride. Here they are at the front of the starting line waiting for the go. Logan at the finish line. Can you tell it was nap time? Ben crossing the finish line after 2 hours 16 minutes of a grueling pace of 22.4 avg mph. As you can tell, the finish line was out in the middle of no where, but it was very beautiful. The cheering crowd. :-) There really was a crowd of spectators on the other side of the road, you just can't see them.

Logan even got to see his first cows in person on the walk back to the campground. Always exciting.

Family pic after the race with Bear Lake in the background. Too bad the water was way too cold to swim in! On the trip home. After a day of being in the sun and wind, and 2 hours past his nap time, Logan was ready to go. He was asleep not even 5 minutes into the trip. What a trooper! Good job Dave and Ben - you guys did awesome! Ben is going to post more pics of the race with more attention to detail here soon.