Amazing Machines

I just got back from spending 3 days at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky with our high school youth group on a retreat. Among some great spiritual growth, we had the opportunity to spend time tubing, riding wave runners, and doing a lot of 4-wheeling in the mountains.

Now I had been on 4-wheelers in the past, but nothing like what we were riding this past week. I caught myself about 10 different times marveling at how incredible these machines really are. We went straight up hill at what felt like at least 60 degrees over rocks, roots, dodging trees. We went downhill at times at even steeper angles. We went through trails at 15-20mph bouncing over sharp boulders and roots again. We came flying through large mud puddles (and ocassionally got stuck), but all in all, these machines can handle anything. Everytime I thought that my 4-wheeler or the one in front of me was going to completely tip over.....it handled the terrain flawlessly.

I know 4-wheelers are extremely dangerous as I personally experienced by accidentally throwing a girl off the back of mine at one point and watching our experienced rider flip mine over him twice tring to get it unstuck from a position that I still have no idea how I got it in. But maybe its the danger that makes them so exciting. I already can't wait for next year's trip!