Colorado Bound.

Nov 15th, 2022

My first stop after the Syracuse departure was mountain biking in Dryer Park, south of Rochester. Followed by brief birthday wishes to my sister, yoga, climbing, and a ramen-based van dinner in Buffalo.

Nov 16th & 17th

I turned my two day climbing passes into a month membership then spent the next few days climbing, running, modifying my website, and setting up a GoFundMe.

My trip hastened when informed by the climbing staff that a 4ft snowstorm was en route. My response was to high-tail it at 4 pm, only catching glimpses of the 6ft dumping Buffalo received after my escape.

Nov 18th-20th

I spent the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana with Shawn Lahey. Checking out their small rock gym, delicious Tex Mex, dangerous Margaritas, and Bloody Mary’s.

nov 21st

I arrived in Peoria to test my skills where the DGPT (disc golf pro tour) plays. The Northwoods Black course was humbling. Utilizing my first, second, and often the third mulligan, I threw lines that ended with occasionally epic lies. The green tennis ball size pods are hedge apples, and they kept the local squirrels very plump!

I then played the permanent Eureka Lake course, which was cake in contrast to the temporary Eureka course, the pros get to play.

nov 22nd

The next course, Pickard, just south of Des Moines Iowa, is also on the DGPT, and equally as epic in person as Northwood Black.

Against better judgment, instead of leaving my disc in the middle of thin ice from an errant throw, I slowly tested the strength of the morning sun on its frozen layer. The one-foot test resulted in minimal cracking. The obvious next step was to disperse my weight on all fours and retrieve two unknown discs on the edge. The middle, where my disc perched, had the appearance of previously broken and then refrozen ice. With all my weight dispersed, I felt the ice slowly sinking beneath me. I hastily acquired my disc, leaving a precarious wet indent in my wake. At the cost of damp knees and adrenaline, it was a price worth paying to retain my recently acquired Tern.

nov 23rd

With an early start I knocked off 4.5 hours in the van headed west before stopping to play two courses. Fort Morgan’s 27 hole Optimist being by far better of the two.