One Sunday afternoon we decided to get out of the heat and enjoy some cooler weather. We loaded up 6 bikes (one of them was the neighbor boys) on a small trailer we have and headed up toward Cedar mountain. We decided to explore and took the winding, steep road to Kolob. After driving for what seemed like hours we finally made it to Kolob reservoir. We unloaded the bikes, rode around the lake for a while, then decided to head for home. As we were loading the bike we noticed that the ball on the hitch was loose. Without any tools, we hand tightened the ball and went on our merry way. As we were descending down the Zion side of Kolob we could smell the brakes on the car burning (the road is steep) and Cody said we should stop and check them. Shortly after Cody's comment, I was watching the trailer in my mirror and said "you need to stop and check the trailer" which I repeated several times. BUT Greg did not stop the car and the trailer came loose from the MDX and tumbled down a 50 foot embankment.
Now this is where Greg's version of the story and my version of the story differ......My version is that I said out loud....."you need to stop and check the trailer". Greg's version is I didn't say that......
Whatever was said or not said, silently or out loud.....we need to listen! Whether it is to each other or the promptings from the Spirit.
We are very lucky that the car was not pulled down the hillside by the trailer and that our bikes only sustained minimal damage.
We learned our lesson......be prepared and LISTEN!
Here's a few photos of the "accident"
2 comments:
Holy crap, Jana! I'm so glad you guys were okay and that the "material" stuff suffered the damage. Those pictures are crazy! By the way, I believe your side of the story. :0) Glad you're okay!
By the way, my blog is non-existent right now. It lacks many posts! I just can't seem to get myself to sit down and type them. Don't give up on it, I'll get around to it sometime. Take care...
yikes!
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