Note
Yesterday and today were the golden days of Fall locally--blue skies framing cottonwoods at the height of their goldenest. To me, the best place to enjoy this brief period is on the Greenbelt along the river, with leaves falling onto the path and floating in the river, which itself reflects the blue skies.
But by early afternoon the wind shifted directions and smoke blew into town and obscured the sun. Tomorrow's forecast calls for cooler temps, overcast skies, and big winds which will quickly strip the leaves from the trees.
I did some mountain biking up towards Pilot Hill, but not all the way to the top, and then did some easy running at Happy Jack--mainly running out to the far end of the ski trails, where I did some work cutting some branches and cleaning away debris and little branches to create short re-route around a problem area that is almost always thin with snow. I finished up right at dark and was the last to leave the parking lot tonight.