the next curve
“Now the darkness only stays the nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It’s not always going to be this grey
All things must pass”
~ George Harrison
I
Unfortunately, one of the
am sitting on a friend’s
other part owners had
deck at Lake Payette in
some financial difficulties
McCall, Idaho around
and cabin was at risk
900 miles from Denver
of being acquired by
and I am about to start a
the bank as part of an
journey up the Left Coast
unrelated bankruptcy. My
for work and pleasure.
friends’ only option to save
Now, I have ridden through
their portion was to sell
this area in the past as
the house, to cash out and
part of my first official,
bail out their other family
documented, Iron Butt.
member. They are now
However, this time I chose
renters
of
what
they
once
owned
since
the new owner agreed
to ride up over the course of a few leisurely days instead of
to
rent
it
back
to
them
through
this
summer,
so here I sit.
doing the Iron Butt required 1000 miles in 24 hours or less.
There are speedboats towing water skiers and luxury Everywhere you look on this property, the hands of my
inflatable coaches cut through the reflections on the lake of friends’ late father are noticeably present as one point or
the Payette National forest while Paddle boarders and people another he fixed or added to just about every inch of the
in canoes stick close to shore to avoid the wakes from the cabin. One particularly favorite spot of everyone is the deck.
The deck is meticulously built around a tree that has enjoyed
speedboats and water-skiers.
a view of the lake longer than any of the town residents. The
Like so many of our beautiful tourist \