Field Season Is Upon Us

Last time I posted I was hauling my ski boots up a mountain with a snow pack taller than me in some places. Just this past weekend I ditched my jacket for a t-shirt and got a sunburn. That's right folks, I got a SUN BURN. What does that mean? Well, one thing of course: FIELD SEASON IS UPON US.

And what does that mean?

Freshly hung axe (last year).

Time out of the office, hand tools, trail work, sunshine... and also mosquitos, ticks, poison ivy, wearing double-kneed Carhartt's in 90 degree weather... you get it. I'll take it though. It was a rough winter here, and as much as I enjoyed the incredible ski season I am ready to not freeze my ass off every time I leave the house.

We kept saying that "field season isn't far away, it feels far away but it's not!" Let me tell you, it felt far. I don't think I'm meant to work in an office environment. 5 hours in an office to me seems longer than a 10 hour day in the field. But it's finally here, and we welcomed spring with our first volunteer work day this past week. It wasn't a typical trail work day, but it was really nice to get outside in the sun and get some good work done. I always love working with volunteers because I'm reminded that they got up early on a weekend on their own free will. I'm paid to be there and do this hard work, they aren't. I know that volunteers get a lot out of their experiences, but it still blows my mind sometimes.

In other news, I reached my fundraising minimum for the Tour De Cure ride. We have decided to switch our route to the 62 miler instead of the 100. Adam is still in the process of rebuilding the bike he is going to use and hasn't had enough time to train on it. We feel like we could do the 100-miles, but we also want it to be fun and not a miserable slog of a ride. 62 miles is still a lofty goal! Thanks to those that donated to the cause. Now I just have to get a few more training rides in!!!