Frisbee Golf

Wednesday was a fine rest day from a workout perspective.  It was good to just take the day off and let the body heal a little.  The afternoon thunderstorms rolled as usual but then it cleared up enough later to be able to take the dogs out.

We went up to Thompson Park and part of my agenda was to scope out potential rock for bouldering.  As we pulled up I saw a couple of trucks parked and the guys were letting their dogs out and getting ready to head out.  As we pulled up, the dogs did their sniffer greetings...I noticed one of the guys had a golf frisbee in hand and I asked if they were getting ready to play a round.  They responded that they were and that part of the work the work going on in Thompson Park included setting up some legitimate baskets for the frisbee golf.  It is great to see Thompson Park getting some love.  It is a neat area with a ton of outdoor space and it has access to a ton of stuff (including gateway access to some newer trails that link into CDT).

The dogs and I had a good time exploring and Otis was in rare form sniffing and being on full alert.  On our way back to the car Otis stopped in his tracks, looked up hill, started to wag his tail and was very focused.  I noticed that his hair was standing up and I tracked to where he was looking but could not find anything at all.  It is a weird sensation to know that there is something there but you can't spot it (and you know it sees you).  We kept walking and I kept looking up...the dogs also were very focused on the uphill side of the road.  At one point I heard what sounded like a moose and then heard some scrambling on what sounded like some small boulders.  The mystery animal disappeared (although I suppose the pre-req to that would be to appear so maybe it is all a moot point of semantics!)

We got back to the car, loaded up and headed home.  On the way back I spotted what looked like a fox scurry across the road.  It was either a fox or a coyote but it was definitely a little strange to see it go across Hwy 2...it was one of those great moments where you realize you are the only person who saw it and mother nature just let you glimpse into her wonder-land.

As for the rock - there is some potential...looking forward to heading back for more recon...