Road Trip !

Tomorrow I leave on a 4200+ mile roadtrip 

with my sister and her friend.   

Wish us luck !!

Date                          From:                                     To:
Sunday, July 1           Morgan, UT                           Gothenburg, NE
Monday, July 2          Gothernburg, NE                   Excelsior Springs, MO
Tuesday, July 3         Excelsior Springs, MO            Marceline, MO
Wednesday, July 4     Marceline, MO                      Marceline, MO
Thursday, July 5          Marceline, MO                     Nauvoo, IL
Friday, July 6              Nauvoo, IL                           Nauvoo, IL
Saturday, July 7          Nauvoo, IL                            Streetsboro, OH
Sunday, July 8            Streetsboro, OH                    Palmyra, NY
Monday, July 9           Palmyra, NY                         Palmyra, NY
Tuesday, July, 10        Palmyra, NY                         White River Junction, VT
Wednesday, July 11    White River Junction, VT       Palmyra, NY
Thursday, July 12        Palmyra, NY                         Palmyra, NY
Friday, July 13            Palmyra, NY                         Youngstown, NY
Saturday, July 14        Youngstown, NY                   Perrysburg, OH
Sunday, July 15          Perrysburg, OH                      Adel, IA
Monday, July 16        Adel, IA                                 Gothenburg, NE
Tuesday, July 17        Gothenburg, NE                     Morgan, UT

Rog and the boys

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Lodgepole pines in the Uintas

The boys had fun playing in the woods.  Treyson always wanted to hike off (with company of course), away from  the men who were cutting the poles.  We did a little of that, but I didn't want to get too far off, it makes me nervous.  I'm always afraid we'll run onto a bear.    The kids grabbed big sticks, and tried to knock smaller dead limbs from the trees.  That worked until Treyson swung back and nailed Tagg in the forehead. 

We saved alot of money, even with gas, by cutting our own poles instead of buying what we needed at Dallas Green's or IFA.  We are using them to build the enclosure around our new Chicken Hut.  More about that in a future post.

We're getting there.............

Nursing a horsefly bite.  It went right through his long sleeved shirt !

Goofing around with Landon

Basking in the sunshine

A few more and we'll be done !

Snack time :)

All done, and ready to head home.
We got about 50 poles total.
It was a great day with the boys
(big AND little)

Odds and ends

These two are living on the trampoline at our house.  I hear, "Grandma, will you come and get our feet", all of the time.  Sure love these boys.

Chalk drawings all over the place.
LOVE to see their cute pics.

The babies are growing !!

Treyson and Thatcher

The beginning - The Chicken Hut.
Wait till you see the finished product !

YW Reunion !

It's been almost 5 years since I've been in Young Women's. Wow, time passes by so fast. In 2005 we buried a time capsule at the property. The plan was to open it every 5 years. Well, it's been 7 years, and we finally got together to open it. We were happy to see all of "our girls" who came, and missed those who couldn't make it.

Sherilee with Tristan and Danika,
and Kay with Cameron.
Tiffany in back

Kay and Skye and Cameron

Amanda was our Secretary for many years.
 Here she is with Carter, Maren and Will

Melissa is home visiting from Kansas,
with her cute baby boy Tristan
Deborah Peay is living in Ogden
working and going to school.

Kara and Emery

Sherrie brought granddaughter Chloe,
and Karli with her daughter Danika

Janessa and Kacey with Maddie (Nessa's baby)

Kaley with Harper and Kroix

I finally got a group picture, but not before some had already left :(
Sky & Cameron, Tiffany, Katie (visiting for the summer from California), and in front - Karli, Janessa (with Miss Maddy), Kacey with Payson, and Kaley (her kids are in the sandpile).

Digging up the time capsule.
It was right where it should be, under a rock.

Unfortunately, even though it was in a water-tight Rubbermaid box, sealed with duct tape.................it had leaked water in.  All of our papers, and the replica of the Gold Plates were ruined :(

A great time was had by all.
Kay, Cameron, Gwen, Payson, Katie, Maren, Carter, Will, Amanda, Tiffany, Penny, Kaley, Harper, Kroix, Kacey, Janessa, Maddie, Chloe, Sherrie, Sky, Sherilee
Karli and Danika in front (Lynelle taking picture)
 Not pictured: Kara & Emery, Melissa and Tristan, and Deborah who had to leave early.

Happy Father's Day

Back Row - Aaron, Landon, Zac

Front Row - Roger, Mark, Dad

Missing - Bren in AZ

It's over !

Team #28
The Intrepid Sheep Shearers 

crossed the finish line tonight at 6:32 pm.

They placed #433 out of 1092 teams
They ran it in 32 HOURS 40 MINUTES and 18.9 SECONDS

Roger and Zac at the Charleston Church,
waiting for Landon to come in.

We made the drive up to Heber Valley and watched Landon finish up his 3rd leg.  He did 4 miles in 30 minutes. (1 pm to 1:30pm) 

Way to go Landon !

Landon headed home after his leg.
Kacey's Grandpa was going to the temple for the first time,
and he wanted to be there with the family.

We drove up to The Homestead (the next stop on the Ragnar course), and I showed Roger "The Crater".  

Before we knew it, Aubrey had arrived and Ian took off, and so we decided to follow him and see just how far they would let us up Pine Canyon to Guardsman Pass.  We went all the way !  We were able to see the dreaded RAGNAR leg which Zac would be running.

We didn't stick around to see Zac run. There were too many vehicles.   Before we got home to Morgan, we got the word though.  He  ran it (jogged the entire way) in 46 MINUTES 56 SECONDS.  He placed #123 overall on the Ragnar leg.
 Way to go Zac !!

I tried to take a picture from the top (while the car was moving) - you can see just how high up over  the Heber Valley, the Ragnar course goes.

It was a great couple of days. I had worried that the RUNNING would kill Landon
and the EXPERIENCE would kill Zac.

I was wrong on both accounts.
They LOVED it - and would do it again !!

See you next year - Ragnar 2013

One day and night down - one more day to go !

Ian Davey, Aubrey Mecham Sanderson, Jennie Largent,
Stan Durrant, Zac and Landon Rich

Are we ready for this?

Landon's 1st leg started at about 5:07 pm in Liberty, and he finished in 32? minutes.   I loved the text that Zac sent me - "Landon did good".   We waited at a church in Eden and Treyson ran with him a little ways.  

We were able to catch up with him a little later also
(still on the 1st leg)

Zac's 1st leg started about 6:37 pm.  We grabbed a Subway, and were waiting for him when he passed.

We caught him again, and then headed home.  We were stuck in a MASSIVE traffic jam over Trapper's Loop Road, and it took us over an hour to get home to Morgan.

Cedar and Nikki's team stopped by our house.  They looked like they were having a great time !   Nikki was going to run from the Porterville Church to East Canyon.  They had a crew waiting for her at Grandma Rich's to cheer her on.

Thatcher loved Ragnar :)

We sat on our porch and watched the runners with Grandpa and Grandma "D".  They brought Dax over to play with the boys.

Tagg, Treyson and Thatcher.
It was a great day !

Reports from Leg 2 are as follows:

Landon departed East Canyon Marina at 2:09 am and finished at 2:48 am.  He reported that it "was a little longer, but the hills were rough".

Zac started his 2nd leg from North Summit High School  at 5:15 am, and finished at  6:11 am in Wanship.  Landon said, "He killed it !  with a 7 minute mile!"

They are now catching some much needed sleep while Van 1 cranks out 27 miles through Kamas Valley, and Landon will pick it up on Leg 3, hopefully about 11am.

Today is the Day !!

Ragnar 2012 – Van 1 – Van 2

Leg 1 – Logan to Providence – 10 am, Friday June 15, 2012

Leg 2 – Providence to Hyrum

Leg 3 – Hyrum to Paradise

Leg 4 – Paradise to past Avon

Leg 5 – Past Avon to over the Avon Pass

Leg 6 – Avon Pass to Liberty

Leg 7 – Liberty to Eden     Landon

Leg 8 – Eden to Huntsville

Leg 9 -  Huntsville to Woody’s Field (on road to Monte Cristo)

Leg 10 – Woody’s Field to Old Snowbasin Road  Zac

Leg 11 – Old Snowbasin Road to Snowbasin 

Leg 12 – Snowbasin trails

Leg 13 – Snowbasin to Mtn. Green (near bank)

Leg 14 – Mtn. Green to Dirt Spot

Leg 15 – Dirt Spot to Milton LDS Church

Leg 16 – Milton Church to Morgan High

Leg 17 – Morgan High to Porterville Church

Leg 18 – Porterville Church to East Canyon Marina

Leg 19 – East Canyon Marina to Morgan/Summit County Line - Landon

Leg 20 – Summit County Line to Henefer

Leg 21 – Henefer to North Summit High School

Leg 22 – NS High School to Wanship (on old rail trail) - Zac

Leg 23 – Wanship to Rockport State Park

Leg 24 – Rockport SP to Oakley

Leg 25 – Oakley to South Summit HS

Leg 26 – South Summit HS to Francis

Leg 27 – Francis to Jordanelle Reservoir Overlook

Leg 28 – Jordanelle RO to Heber Valley Cheese Factory in Midway

Leg 29 – HVCF to  Baseball fields in Heber City

Leg 30 – Baseball fields to Rocky Mountain Middle School

Leg 31 -  Rocky Mountain Middle School to LDS Chapel in Charleston – Landon

Leg 32 – Charleston to The Homestead in Midway

Leg 33 – Homestead to 3 miles up Pine Canyon Rd.

Leg 34 – Pine Canyon Road to the TOP - Zac

Leg 35 – TOP to Deer Valley Resort

Leg 36 – Deer Valley Resort to Park City High School

Ragnar 2012 (Before the RACE)

A little bit about Ragnar
Ragnar was a 9th century Norse King. He was a pirate, a raider, a conqueror, an explorer, and a wild man. The tough, fearless, rugged attributes of this Norse King are shared by all who participate in a Ragnar Relay.

1. Each team consists of 12 runners in 2 different vans
2. Each runner "runs/jogs/walks" 3 different "legs"
3. The race starts in Logan and ends in Park City (going through Hyrum, Liberty, Eden, Huntsville, Mtn. Green, Peterson, Milton, Morgan, Richville, Porterville, Henefer, Coalville, Wanship, Peoa, Oakley, Kamas, Francis, Heber City, Charleston, Midway, Deer Valley)
4. 197.4 miles total
5.  Teams (about 50 - 100 at a time) start at different times (5am to 5pm) with slower teams starting before faster teams.  There are 1127 teams this year (2012) with 97% of them having 12 members.  Do the math........that is approximately 13,524 runners.  Wow !!
6.  The team that Zac and Landon are on is #28, and is called "The Interweb Sheep Shippers". They will be starting on Friday the 15th of June at 10 am in Logan.
7.  The average team pace is about 11 minute miles (or 5.5 mph).  Jen Largent the team captain estimates that their team will finish about 4 pm on Saturday (or there about).
8. We are going to try and catch our boys running at least two of their different legs. (see below)
9. The Ragnar Race comes right by our house, it's been such a fun thing to watch each year.  The first runners usually start coming by our house about 3 or 4 pm on Friday and continue on throughout the night.  As we lay in our bed with the windows open (we don't have A/C), we can hear the slap slap of shoes on the pavement, and see the bobbing headlamps in the night.



Here's how it will go down for the boys.......
*Notes taken from RAGNAR manual

Landon - LEG 7 – 4 miles (Easy)
Beginning at Liberty Town Park (Nordic Valley Way & 4100 N/SR-162)
Ending at Ogden Valley Montessori School (5460 E. 2200 N. Eden)

Enjoy this leg into the unincorporated town of Eden. And yes, it was named after the garden.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be attentive when crossing the busy 4-way intersection at Maverik and Valley Market. Police Officers will be here to assist you.






Zac - LEG 10 - 3.8 miles (Easy)
Beginning at Woody’s Field (100 S. 8600 E, Hunstville)
Ending at intersection of Ogden Canyon Road/Old Snowbasin Road)

This leg continues through Huntsville. Huntsville is nestled at just under 5000 ft in elevation and is home to about 700 residents. Many of who think we’re crazy for running all day and all night in pink tutu’s and Captain America costumes. A huge shout out to Mayor Truett of Huntsville for running with us this year! Give Team ‘Huntsville High & Low Landers’ some love if you see them along the course.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Runners, you’ll see some coning on this leg of the race. Please stay on the ‘shoulder’ side of that coning and do not run in the lane of traffic. The coning is there to separate you from the vehicles.
Also, be attentive when crossing Trapper’s Loop Road. An officer will be here to assist you.





Landon - LEG 19 - 3.6 miles (Moderate)
Beginning at East Canyon Marina
Ending at Morgan/Summit County line

A short uphill then a seven-mile descent takes you into the town of Henefer. The folks in Henefer will most likely be sleeping when you come through town, so try to keep the cheering to a minimum.






Zac - LEG 22 – 7.5 miles (Hard)
Beginning at North Summit High School
Ending at Rail/Trail parking near Spring Chicken Inn in Wanship

More running on the Rail Trail. Honey Buckets will have a toilet or two at the halfway mark here too. This trail runs through the quiet towns of Hoytsville & Wanship. Coal & Silver ore were transported along this very route when the region was in its mining heyday.
TIP: The trail is dark and rocky. Bring a pacer to accompany you along this stretch at night. Some runners also find it helpful to run with additional light. In addition to your headlamp, carry a flashlight too. Also check the batteries in your headlamp, weak batteries can lead to weak light from your headlamp.





Landon - LEG 31 - 4.1 miles (Easy)
Beginning at Rocky Mountain Middle School (800 W. School House Way, Heber City)
Ending at LDS Chapel (3413 W. 3400 S. Charleston)

Welcome to Charleston! This town has a total square area of only 1.9 miles and 10% of that is water! Let’s hope we don’t have any flooding this year. Enjoy this relatively flat and short run through scenic Heber Valley. IMPORTANT NOTE: There are a couple busy intersections on this leg. Be careful as you cross them. Also be aware crossing the train tracks.





Zac - LEG 34 - 4.0 miles (Very Hard)
Beginning 3 miles up Pine Canyon Road in Wasatch State Park
Ending at the Park City/Brighton Road sign

This is it. The leg that started it all and brought ‘RAGNAR’ to life. The most challenging leg on this course and any of the entire Ragnar Relay Series! 1700 feet of elevation climb in just 4 miles takes you to almost 8900 feet above sea level. The rest of your team will thank you for tackling this beast! This Leg as well as leg 33 will both be timed.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Same as Leg 33, this is seriously steep and dusty. Be prepared. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate. Watch your runner on this leg to make sure they are okay. Medical personnel will be available here as well. We’ll have a Park City Fire Ambulance and MountainStar Medical Tent. Due to one way traffic on this road, please proceed up Guardsman if you need medical help, instead of trying to go back down it. Be aware that much of this leg does not have cell phone coverage. HAM Radio operators and Park City Fire will be at this exchange to help and reach out to any other need emergency personnel.
VANS – Drive slowly on dirt sections of this road to create less dust for runners. Due to the very limited parking at this exchange and the next one, please move along quickly. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a very steep, very dusty and difficult leg with 1500 feet of elevation gain ending at about 7200 feet above sea level. Be prepared. Hydrate! Watch your runners on this leg, especially if we have warm weather. Medical personnel are stationed at Exchange 33 & Exchange 34. Due to the one way traffic on this road, it is best to proceed up, rather than down Guardsman. Be aware that much of Guardsman does not have cell phone coverage. HAM Radio operators and Wasatch County EMS will have radios at the Exchange points.

TIP: Do not underestimate the difficulty of this leg!