Lynne Lefler:  

I moved to Grangeville, Idaho in November of 2005, after 50 years in Minnesota, the last 25 years living in Excelsior and Minnetonka. I came out here to take care of my dad (who died December 18, 2011) and my stepmother (who died one day after her 94th birthday in April, 2009.) I live in an apartment with my handicapped sister and also take care of her. My favorite memories are of the births of my 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren. I spent 15 years with a group doing research and writing. I am divorced, but still friends with my ex. We were high school sweethearts, but when we grew up, we continued to grow apart. A while back, I went on a weekend four-wheel ATV trip in the mountains. A group of us stayed at a resort that has a hot spring. The weather was gorgeous all three days, and we had a lot of fun. It was my first time to ride an ATV, (as a passenger-I'm not skilled enough to drive one on the trails) and my first visit to a hot spring. One of the trails we went on was cut into the side of a ridge and was very narrow. It had a lot of tight switchbacks. At one point, we hit a rock that threw the ATV's outside 2 wheels off the trail and we were hanging over the side of a 500-foot rocky cliff. My limited sailing skills came in handy, though. While my friend Dave was wrestling with the steering, I threw my body weight to the uphill side, and together we made it. I did however, lose my bejeebers somewhere up...Expand for more