Face of Timp Ride

We decided to go for a ride up AF canyon on Thursday. My kids were thrilled when there were two seats open in the back of J and A's razor. 

Their daughter sat in the back of our ranger with Ka.

But, let's back up. Before we even packed up, my friend kept worrying that it was going to rain. (I teased her that she was starting to sound like Eeyore.) As I checked the forecast, though, it kept jumping from 40-60% chance. Probably not the best odds to go up against, especially in the mountains.

We got all loaded up, drove up the mountain, parked our trailers, and pulled our machines off without any rain. When we were about to get  in the machines, it started to rain. Within a few minutes, the sprinkles turned into a downpour so bad that we had to huddle in our friend's trailer for shelter. Because I'm a weird blogger, it occurred to me that I should take a picture of of the sheets of rain falling from the sky. 

Almost as quickly as it started, the rain stopped. I didn't capture a bit of it on my camera. 

The rain made two things great: mud to play in and dust control.

We stopped for a break. Everyone in the razor was decorated with mud.

These two can be pretty fun...

...and pretty nerdy all in one evening.

We saw lots of deer...

...and beautiful views of the valley.

J tried to cover the entire razor in a mud puddle on the way down. And I think he succeeded...he for sure succeeded in the giggles and squeals department. Our kids loved it.