Bear Lake – Wednesday, August 10

Wednesday began with Ryan’s reason for being…at Bear Lake, that is. We had the waverunner!!! This is now the second year that Ryan has been old enough to drive it, and he loved it! He enjoyed taking Papa and me out on it, but Rara wasn’t brave enough to ride with Ryan. :)



Ryan loves the water…no matter where it is!

Ideal Beach, the condos where Rara & Papa have their timeshare, has a mini golf course. We buy a punch pass every year, and play pretty much every day.


(Ryan helping me by blowing my ball into the hole.)
On KSL’s Studio 5 television show a couple of weeks ago, a couple of guests discussed some of the little-known things around Bear Lake. We have done most of them (Minnetonka Cave, Paris tabernacle and antique shops, bird refuge, and others). But they also talked about Swan Creek Springs, the largest cold springs west of the Mississippi. We had never heard of them! So Wednesday afternoon we went on a quest! We asked about them everywhere we stopped, including the Bear Lake Marina/State Park. No one knew anything about them. Finally with some detective work and piecing things together, plus a lot of driving, walking, and guessing, WE FOUND THEM! However, we were disappointed to see that they had been completely fenced in. We didn’t want to have gone through all of that for nothing, so we walked down the hill at the base of the fenced area, and Ryan dunked his feet.

Over the years, we have spotted the surreys for rent at the KOA campground. We passed the KOA on our way back to the condo and decided to rent a surrey. We had a great time riding it along the bike trail through Garden City and around the lake. We rode about three miles, and we were pooped! Those little things are harder than they look!

Shake-o-the-day: Chevron (Review to come)