Where I live - A Picture and a Thought

I'm starting to direct family members to this blog of mine, and thought it might be interesting to give everyone an idea of where I'm coming from (in the physical sense). I live in beautiful Camas County, Idaho in a town called Fairfield. We have over 400 people here, and our backyard is the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (the second largest national forest in america). There are an unlimited amount of things to do here if you like the outdoors, including biking, hiking, fishing, kayaking, etc... I like to do them all! Especially Backpacking in the summer time. I've included a little "panorama" of the valley where I live. I'll post some more down the line.

Out of the ordinary - at 10mph

A few days ago, we had an interesting thing happen to us here in Fairfield. In a town of only 400 or so people, not much happens here aside from the day to day events of our town. However, this day was different. I woke up and on my walk to work I noticed a trailer with www.10mph.com written on the side of it. I walked up to the trailer and spoke with Hunter, the head of the expedition. Him and his friends are going on a cross country trip from Seattle, WA, and ending up in Boston, MA. Not only are they making the cross country trip, but they are doing it on a Segway Human Transporter! We had the opportunity to hang out with them for a day and do a little riding on the Segway ourselves (sorry no pictures). Once their journey is over, they will compile a documentary on the USA. Check them out online and follow their progress.

Heaven in the Sawtooth Mountains

I've always belived the Sawtooth Mountains to be on of the most amazing places on earth. Endless hiking, rivers and pristine, crystal clear lakes to go to. My beliefe was yet again confirmed last weekend when myself and a few close friends were able to conquer almost 20 miles of day hiking trails. We hiked to Hell Roaring & Imogene Lake on Saturday, and then the amazing Goat Lake on Sunday. I'll be posting pictures of the hikes shortly, but definitely wanted to get my thoughts out on here before I forgot. More than ever now, I think the Sawtooth Valley is a place I could live for the rest of my life.

Idaho Rocks. But so does BC

Well, I know that I really haven't written much here. Honestly, I have no idea how much I will in the weeks and months to come. I guess I'm inspired today. Amie (my girlfriend) and I went to Vancouver, BC last weekend and had a GREAT time. She works for a Chiropractic office (the best in Boise), and they helped foot the bill for the vacation. In short, Vancouver is a great town right on the ocean. Absolutely beautiful with endless things to do. I'm a small town guy, so I couldn't picture myself living there any time soon. It is a place I'd love to go back and visit!