| I have never been much of an adrenaline junkie, I | | | | before, I found this newfound speed exhilarating. I |
| prefer hiking to bunging jumping and down hill skiing | | | | felt daring and brave and actually, oddly enough, safe. |
| to park skiing. I like my two feet on the ground and | | | | The company we rented from outfitted us with |
| my children's wheels on the earth, which almost | | | | protective gear so I felt a little invincible. I rode like |
| never happens. | | | | the wind and loved every minute of it. |
| Last year we had the chance to be in Phoenix during | | | | My husband has always been an avid biker so the |
| the winter months. Anyone visiting Phoenix in January | | | | second day we rented dirt bikes and cruised the |
| and February is in for a glorious treat, warmth and | | | | desert. I wasn't as brave on the dirt bikes as the |
| sun when the rest of the country is under a blanket | | | | ATV, they don't feel as stable to me, but he loved |
| of snow. We had a little spare time after my | | | | just riding and not worrying about motorcycle repairs |
| husbands meetings so we decided to be brave and | | | | or hauling them to and from the site. |
| rent ATV's in Phoenix. We took off with some | | | | Still not an adrenaline junkie, but ATV's are a great |
| colleagues and I didn't want to thought of as the | | | | afternoon getaway to bring out the kid in us even if |
| pansy of the group so I kept up. | | | | our wheels are always on the ground. |
| Never having gone very far or very fast on an ATV | | | | |