At college that is. As of today, I've been at college for a week. Before my arrival however, I had an epic trip...and not the LSD type. We packed the truck and left our house on Saturday, after spending a night in a hotel, we arrived in Glacier National Park on Sunday evening. We spent Monday chilling in camp and swimming in the Lake, cause it was around 95 degrees out. Tuesday was the highlight for me, because I got to ride my bike 51 miles over the Going to the Sun Road. This road climbs around 3,500 ft. in 12 miles, which works out to a 6% grade (which also happens to be the steepest that any highway gets). Then, either Wednesday or Thursday, I don't remember which, we went on a hike on the side of a cliff. I've been discovering that I'm scared of heights...honestly, hiking along a cliff where if you trip you'll fall to your death a couple hundred feet below bothers me. Anyways we did that, and then we packed up Friday morning and drove up to Three Hill, Alberta.
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| In Idaho... |
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| My dad isn't scared of heights... |
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| Nothing better than a cold coke out of a glass bottle after long ride.. |
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| Driving back down what I had ridden up in the morning... |
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| Grass fed steak cooked over a fire...nothing better... |
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| These guys just made it past the 36th? year...honestly it's ancient history so I can't remember the exact number... |
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| And this is what Turner family camping is all about... |
After spending Friday night cleaning up and shaving, Saturday morning we showed up on campus to move all my stuff in and do some orientation. Sunday morning my parents and I had a delicious breakfast at A&W (nothing else is open on Sunday morning in Three Hills) and then they abandoned me. Monday was the last day of orientation and classes started on Tuesday. I have been amazed to find that I actually enjoy my college classes, except for their length. Friday I woke up with a cold and barely survived my day of class and studying. Saturday I woke up feeling much worse. I didn't leave the dorm for the entire day, living on oatmeal and water. It really made me really appreciate the friends I've made having folks give me cough drops and kleenex, my roommate fixing me food, the other guys dropping in to see how I was doing, and another friend chatting with me throughout the day.
Today has been much better. Rather than running a massive fever and having an exploding headache, I've simply felt a kinda normal sick. I went to church with a bunch of my friends and am now spending the rest of the day resting up.
