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TRA Times & Travels TRA Times & Travels THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEMPLE RIDERS ASSOCIATION SEP 2021 NOW IN OUR 32nd YEAR https://tra.wildapricot.org/dashboard Executive Committee Article By Abby Stuart Doctor’s Orders I knew it! I knew motorcycle riding was good for you! How could it not be when all you do while riding is smile! The tangled hair and bug splats on the riding gear is worth the euphoria that is felt while breathing in the air of freedom mixed with a hint of exhaust. A small Milwaukee company funded some research about the physical benefits of riding a motorcycle. Teaming up with the UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, a study among over 50 experienced riders was conducted to determine the effects of a motorcycle ride on the brain. All riders studied were hooked up to an electroencephalogram (EEG) then set loose on their bikes. (Can you just see it? Riders riding along with this odd helmet on that has all these electrodes hanging out all over.) For a comparable, brain activity and hormones were also monitored before the ride, while driving a car, and while resting. Here's the good news. Stress was decreased 28%, heart rate increased by 11% for a 20 minute ride, adrenaline levels were up 27% as well as increased focus and alertness. To add to that, you just can’t beat riding with friends of the Temple Riders. That alone is enough for a doctor to write a prescription telling you to join up and enjoy exploring this great country with a group of great people while on a motorcycle. So, there you have it. Extra stressful day? Feeling a little down? Doctor’s orders – go ride a motorcycle! Page 1 of 13 Important Miscellaneous Items 2022 Three Rivers Rally Save the Dates - June 10-15, 2022 Start 10 Jun 2022 8:00 AM End 15 Jun 2022 10:00 AM Location: Holiday Inn on the River Hotel in Richland, WA New Riding Group in North Carolina From Gail Paxton Eric Smith has accepted the responsibility of leading a riding group in and around Deep Run, NC. There have been six riders in that area join our group in less than one month. I don't know yet how many of them are married but I would assume that most of them are so that should put our membership count around ten - twelve. The name that we have come up with is, (are you ready?) North Carolina East Coast Riding Group (NCECRG). WELCOME HOME BOULTERS Submitted by Howard Ellison Long time TRA members Bill and Mary Boulter recently returned from a 23 month mission, serving in the Kentucky, Louisville Mission. Sunday, August 29th, they reported on their mission, at the ward they lived in prior to their mission departure, (Sunrise Meadows 3rd Ward, Saratoga Springs, UT.) About 20 of their TRA friends were in attendance to hear them relate the many and varied assignments they were given. Also, to hear them bear their testimonies. Now, they are headed to their new residence in Hurricane, UT. The St. George chapter will be greatly blessed with their presence. Over the many years of TRA membership, Bill and Mary have served as chapter leaders, rally chairmen, creators of the annual 'mystery ride', and separately on the Executive Committee. Page 2 of 13 New Members IDTV Treasure Valley Chapter ATLG At Large Chapter Ramona Smith Anthony Whiting 217 W Screech Owl Dr 2170 W 11000 N Kuna, ID 83634 Roosevelt, UT 84066 [email protected] [email protected] (208) 919-5796 (435) 724-0151 NCECRG NC East Coast Riding Group Charles Dutkevitch 5130 S Gallant Dr Wayne & Linda Smith Idaho Falls, ID 83404 4231 Duplin County Road [email protected] Pink Hill, NC 28572 (559) 696-7656 [email protected] (252) 286-8395 Chris Harrison 3821 Greenwillow Kristy Braswell Idaho falls, ID 83401 4050 Duplin County Road [email protected] Pink Hill, NC 28572 (208) 241-8562 [email protected] (252) 944-3528 UTHM Horseshoe Mountain Chapter Mike Houston Jerry Oviatt 742 Hornpipe Road 38 South 200 West Deep Run, NC 28525 P.O. Box 708 [email protected] Huntington, UT 84528 (252) 549-9925 [email protected] (435) 749-0953 Judy Turner 3460 Old Pink Hill Road UTPR Provo Chapter Deep Run, NC 28525 [email protected] Brittain Holt (252) 775-2142 1042 S Red Barn View Dr Santaquin, UT 84655 UTSG St George Chapter [email protected] (801) 319-2009 Joseph Whimple 291 N. Pinion Circle Central, UT 84722 [email protected] (775) 294-3575 Page 3 of 13 Chapter & Riding Group News UTCV Cache Valley Chapter By Marc & Gail Leager Virginia City, preserving a relic Our August ride was a destination ride. The destination was Virginia City, MT and the purpose was to tour the living conditions in the last half of the 19th century. Due to the one-way distance from Logan, UT, we made it an overnight ride. The ride dates were Friday, August 13th and Saturday, August 14th. The ride leader was Tom Wilkinson. We started from Hyde Park, UT, just north of Logan, UT at the home of Doug and Lois Amussen. We left at 8:30 with three bikes and six riders. The route led north to Preston, ID where we picked up Tom and Dona Wilkinson, and Tom became the ride leader. We continued to Soda Springs, ID and on to Alpine, MT for gas and lunch. Lunch was at La Cabana Del Tequila, where we have stopped before; and also because the Subway, for some unknown reason, is closed on Friday. After Alpine we veered back into Idaho to ride up the Swan Valley Highway and see how low the water is in the Palisades Reservoir (always a lovely body of water), and continuing on to Ashton for a rest stop, but no gas. Then we deviated from our planned route to follow the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway, which led (of course) to Mesa Falls! We stopped at Upper Mesa Falls and took a little hike to see the falls. It was a very pleasant interlude. You have to “pay” at the entrance so as to park, but beware because the pay process has some interesting wrinkles. At the top of the schedule of fees is $5 per vehicle. Then you read down a few lines and it says $1 for motorcycles. And below that line we found $0 for seniors. In all honesty, each of us qualified for the senior rate, but some had already put the envelope with payment in the drop box before this was seen. Oh well, the government just received a few extra dollars to help pay for our wonderful infrastructure stimulus from the spendthrifts on Capitol Hill. Page 4 of 13 Mesa Falls We hiked down a path and stairs to see the falls. The view was super. The roads were good for that leg, and well worth a look. The Upper Mesa Falls has signs describing the various wildlife you can see. Just down the road is Lower Mesa Falls which has a different collection of signs. These describe the rock formations you will see and the geologic processes that create those formations. Plus, parking at Lower Mesa Falls is free! After Mesa Falls, we continued north out of Idaho into Montana. The destination for our outbound leg was Ennis, MT, which is 14 miles from Virginia City. Ennis is a quaint but modern little town. It seems to do a big business in outfitting for fishing and hunting. Our lodging was in the Red Bear Inn, recently renamed from the Fan Mountain Inn. A curious feature of this motel was that there were no room keys or electronic cards to open the doors. Instead, each lock was programmed with a secret four-digit number which you used on a keypad to unlock the door. We saw several such innovations in Montana, and were wondering if that was a trend in the state. We walked across a field next to the motel to the Sportsman’s Lodge for dinner. It was a good feed, but be warned the sandwiches are stacked Texas-style high. There was a casino in the back room, which we avoided, but it was fun watching the bull riding competition on their big screen TV through the open door. We planned to leave Saturday morning at 8:30, but the motel served no breakfast, and all the restaurants in town opened at 8:00, so what to do for nourishment? Only one place, Yesterday’s Café in the Ennis Pharmacy was available, which opened at 6:00. We walked over from the motel, and it was a great experience. There were around twelve or fourteen tables and booths, and the food was well worth the wait. They even had Indian fry bread with honey butter, which was superb! Across the street was a fishing gear shop and we got to watch fishermen trying on their waders while we ate. Next we rode the short way out to Virginia City. The road was remote and moderately hilly, which you would expect for a town beset with gold and silver fever starting in 1863. Once in town, we parked the bikes and spent several hours cruising up and down the boardwalks (sidewalks). There were many shops, restored or maintained just as they were in the 1800’s and up to the 1930’s. There were also three modern must-see stops: Bob’s Pizza, Virginia City Creamery, and Cousins Candy Shop. We got lunch at Bob’s Pizza which was delicious, and the store was packed with customers.
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