RonJon's Adventures

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Travná

Czech Republic

Team Travná

Rhonda and I led a team of 11 from Cole Community Church and Eastwind Community Church to the Czech Republic in support of Jared and Daniela Kenning and their work with youth at Travná. The team was to work with their youth and team in the restoration of a 100 year house, Vasely Domic or Happy House. The house is adjacent to existing camp facility which has become overcrowded and in need of additional capacity. The real purpose was to engage in relationships with the Czech people.

Here is a pictorial gallery of our time.

Team Travná
Larry, Xavier, Lawrence, Chris, Steve, Angel, Forrest, Mel, Rhonda, Zack, Jon

Snack at Heathrow...

Free entertainment at Heathrow

We were met by our friends, Haniysek and The Debi in Prague for dinner

And then boarded a train for Olomouc

Once in Olomouc, we had a day and a half to recover from our travels and prepare for our time at Travná

Team meeting with The Jared in our Penzion

My favorite cafe on the square

Our favorite bakery

The Four Musketeers

Rhonda discovered Adrianne's favorite shop

The Center of the Universe

The Moritz

Always have one ready in your back pocket

The Center of the Universe

Then we were off to to Travná

More Trains

the countryside

Steve with one of our hosts, Honza

After two trains and one bus ride, we arrive at Javornik....only a bus ride and a walk away

Needed a car with our luggage to complete the Planes, Trains, and automobile theme

A short walk from the Travná village bus stop to camp

Travná camp

A former Soviet secret lab?

The Short Cut back to Travná

Work Day at Travná

Our sleeping quarters

The Jared

Another 1/2 day hike

The Count and Baron of Travná

signs of the times

Count Travná

An impromptu concert

Count Travná

71 and going strong

Hiking to Blueberry Mountain

The Polish Border

Count Travná

I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill

Travná is down there somewhere...can you find it?

Kutna Hora

On the train to Prague

touring Prague before we depart

Count Travná

The Baron of Travná

Home

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Why We Train

A training hike into the Hyndman Basin

with Rhonda, Michelle and Troy Sorensen

After cancelling last summer due to a broken foot and surgery, I started training at the gym and on the bike. I am a little behind on my training hikes this spring due to a bike race I signed up for. However we are training now for a 12 day hike in the Alps from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland on the Walker's Haute Route.

Four couples will be traveling together, averaging 10K of distance and more than 1000m of elevation gain each day.

In preparation we have have been taking day hikes in the foothills of Boise. But this weekend we took a pulse on our readiness by taking a 12 mile hike, climbing nearly 3,800' into the Pioneer mountains to a basin surrounded by Hyndman Pk, Old Hyndman, and Cobb Pk.

Garmin Connect

The grandeur of creation with great friends is why we train.

Hiking up Hyndman Creek in the Pioneer Mountains, central Idaho. Cobb PK in the background

Best Friends, Rhonda and Michelle

Looking back towards Sun Valley and the remains of the moon.

I wasn't feeling the love at this point. Lack of sleep, stress, last week's heel blister not healed, all added up to a sluggish first three miles. However, a short rest, some food, water and vitamin I and I started to get a bounce back in my steps.

Hyndman Creek cascading down

Best friends again taking a break of one of the benches we had to climb.

taking a lunch break in the basin with Hyndman PK, 12,009'

RonJon

they look so fragile to survive in such a harsh environment

Our group working our way to the saddle between Hyndman and Old Hyndman and the divide between Hyndman Creek and Wildhorse Creek.
Rhonda, Michelle, Troy, Jon