For some silly reason in September of 1979 I got the
urge for going and left Kentucky to move to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. If you asked a group of people if they would prefer an ocean view or a mountain view, it would probably be an equal number for each. We had the beautiful ocean view from our condominium but the mountains still seemed more inviting . In February of 1981, we flew to Sun Valley, Idaho to check out the skiing and to look for homes in the area.
The flight was long and miserable and I was terrified because there was so much ice on the plane we had to be de-iced twice in Atlanta. In Denver we had an engine failure and had to try a second take off. I was ready to climb out the window of the plane by this time. The terror of the flight was soon forgotten as we landed at the airport at Hailey, Idaho. As we drove to Sun Valley it was love at first sight. I signed up for ski classes, rented my gear and met my ski instructor, Ginny Reed. She was not only my ski instructor, but she owned a cattle ranch and we would become great friends. I was not a comfortable skier but I got through the week and even came in third in the ski class races and won a pin! When my classes were over and we had a few days before we had to return to Florida, we spent one day just driving around and checking out the Wood River Valley. It was impossible to know anything about the area while it was blanketed in so much snow. When I arrived back there in the summer, it was like a different world. Having lived my entire life up in the Ohio River Valley with only one winter away in frigid North Chicago, I was amazed at the difference when there is no humidity. Every morning that we skied it was never warmer than -11° F but we were always comfortable. The snow crunched and squeaked beneath our boots and only seemed to fall in the evening, after the ski lifts were closed. We met with Realtors and bankers then flew back to steamy, swampy Florida and set in motion the plan to move out to Idaho as soon as the shop and our home could be sold.
To be continued .....
For some silly reason in September of 1979 I got the urge for going and left Kentucky to move to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. If you asked a group of people if they would prefer an ocean view or a mountain view, it would probably be an equal number for each. We had the beautiful ocean view from our condominium but the mountains still seemed more inviting . In February of 1981, we flew to Sun Valley, Idaho to check out the skiing and to look for homes in the area. 
The flight was long and miserable and I was terrified because there was so much ice on the plane we had to be de-iced twice in Atlanta. In Denver we had an engine failure and had to try a second take off. I was ready to climb out the window of the plane by this time. The terror of the flight was soon forgotten as we landed at the airport at Hailey, Idaho. As we drove to Sun Valley it was love at first sight. I signed up for ski classes, rented my gear and met my ski instructor, Ginny Reed. She was not only my ski instructor, but she owned a cattle ranch and we would become great friends. I was not a comfortable skier but I got through the week and even came in third in the ski class races and won a pin! When my classes were over and we had a few days before we had to return to Florida, we spent one day just driving around and checking out the Wood River Valley. It was impossible to know anything about the area while it was blanketed in so much snow. When I arrived back there in the summer, it was like a different world. Having lived my entire life up in the Ohio River Valley with only one winter away in frigid North Chicago, I was amazed at the difference when there is no humidity. Every morning that we skied it was never warmer than -11° F but we were always comfortable. The snow crunched and squeaked beneath our boots and only seemed to fall in the evening, after the ski lifts were closed. We met with Realtors and bankers then flew back to steamy, swampy Florida and set in motion the plan to move out to Idaho as soon as the shop and our home could be sold. To be continued .....
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