I played hooky last week to travel back to Ohio and welcome my first grandchild to the world. It was a special day — full of ups and downs and lots of emotions, but in the end, Dorothy Jean ended up in my arms in a rocking chair, which means all is well with the world.
In honor of this little bundle of joy, I updated my Strava profile from Mr. Rodney to Dorothy's Grandpa — probably should have made it Dorothy's Badass Grandpa based on my stellar Strava stats, but I'm a humble person (and my stats suck), so Dorothy's Grandpa it is. Maybe it will become Grandpa Rodney. We'll see.
In any event, that's my excuse for sending out the Friday email on Monday.
Rae
City Girl turned Mountain Dog
"Rae spent most of her life as a city girl from Annapolis, Md., but now she’s loving her mountain dog adventures! Here she is waiting for her peeps at Heaven’s Gate."
—Pam Cahouet
Fall Fishing Is On
As good as the high mountain lake fishing was all summer, fall is here, and that means hungry, aggressive fish. It also means frosty hikes and cold wind.
My daughter and I hiked into a fun lake last Saturday morning. The hike in featured colder-than-normal temperatures (36 degrees) and white frost lining the trail. As the day wore on, the sun did its thing, and floating around with a fly rod became enjoyable. Of course, when you've got big cutthroats straining your rod, that helps, too.
My suggestion? Get yourself a forest service map, find a lake, and go exploring. You won't regret it.
Still Time To Ride
It's no secret that some of the best mountain biking is in the fall — and the trails around town are in awesome shape.
I got out for a quick-ish spin with a buddy on Sunday and, as always, fun was had. The dirt was awesome — probably because of all the rain last week — and the CIMBA crew is hard at work fixing berms and filling holes created from a long summer of riding.
We ran into one crew on the Bear Basin Connector trail — they were all smiles and happy to see us out riding. They did tell me to keep the riding a secret — so, if you hit the dirt this week and have an amazing ride, you didn't hear it from me. 😄
2024 Town Edit
Keep an eye on your email for all the details on the 2024 Town Edit. If all goes well, the trailer will drop this Friday.
If you want to save the date, circle Thursday, October 17 on your calendar. Blaze & Kelly take the stage at the Ponderosa Center at 6 p.m. The Town Edit will run at dark (around 7:15 p.m.) followed by Factotum's latest film.
As usual, Brundage and Tamarack will be on hand to help you quench your thirst and get psyched for winter. More info to follow.
