The last couple of weeks we have had awesome riding weather. It’s been dropping into the 40s at night but the highs during the days have been in the 70s. I got out for a couple good lunch time rides and took the kids in the Burley to a couple activities. Wednesday nights I been riding by Colorado College 4 times when dropping off at Awanas and picking them back up after going home. A couple weeks ago a mountain lion was seen in the area. I’ve kept my eyes open but haven’t seen anything more than a fox. One round trip is after dark but I don’t think it would attach a bike and trailer. Today I just had Danielle with me so we rode some of the BMX jumps. Danielle loves doing them but Cassidy hates even little bumps.
Speaking of big cats, a tourist got some good pictures of 2 mountain lions in Garden of the Gods. They actually weren’t far from my parents house. We never saw any when I was growing up. Something did tear our rabbit cages apart and get a couple rabbits. We always figured it was a coyote. Bears come around every so often. A couple falls ago a mama bear and a cub would come every night to eat plums. One morning my parents woke up to find half the tree broken off. Apparently reaching up into the branches was too much.
Although most of September is usually nice, we generally get at least one cold snap. So far this year we haven’t even had frost. It has been great for what’s left in my garden. I really like tomatoes fresh from the garden but there’s only so many I can eat.
The downside to all the great weather is that it’s been really dry. Friday a fire was started near the Manitou Incline. Fonk has posted a good picture of how close the fire was to the Incline. Even from the north end of town I could see a big plum of smoke. It was pretty windy but there were able to get it contained by Saturday. I believe Barr Trail was re-opened Monday or Tuesday. I did a long ride out east on Saturday. Soon after I passed Squirrel Creek Road on my way to Hanover, I noticed a plume of smoke back where I had come from. They managed to get it under control pretty quickly which was very good because the wind was gusting to 65 mph.
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Hi Rob,
My kids are getting a bit too big for the trailer and I’m torn between a trail-a-bike and a kidztandem (kidztandem.com), since you are in the same boat, I wanted to know what you’re planning to do. While having the kid behind is more traditional, I think having the kid in front might be more enjoyable for them, better scenery, wind in their faces, etc.
Lou