Fall is flying by with a taste of winter already. Probably has been the busiest one I can remember not only at the resort but with kids activities. It's crazy how fast time flies, you don't really seem to notice until one day you stop and really think about it how fast things clip along. Maybe we think about it more with Jake and Jon both being seniors this year.
The other weekend we were once again scattered in different directions with kids in different spots while keeping things moving at the resort. Sunday evening all six of us found our way to Duluth to catch a odd evening game that night as Jon was playing his final game in the regular season of the fall league he has playing in.
After the game we all went out to eat with Jake's friends Ethan and Anna. Fun times.
Maybe once a year we eat sushi. We cleaned our plates!
Always treasure the moments we are all together as those times seem fewer now days.
Kids are growing up!
Since we had three different cars there?!!? I ended up driving home solo. But before heading back I hit up the dirt at Piedmont which is my favorite place to mountain bike in Duluth. I crossed over to Brewer Park trail (photo above) and did that loop than hit up the new Kissing Booth loop that Jake said was his favorite in town. The loop reminded me of the old Powder Monkey course at Spirit Mountain. Hand built trail, very technical and probably the most exhilarating trail I rode all summer and fall.
The Piedmont trail is a more old school trail and stands out among the new trails being built in Duluth which is part of the massive Grand Traverse trail that will feature over 100 miles of singletrack. Pretty impressive.
Great late autumn scenes. 
I had the trail all to myself. I am a Strava junkie (cycling app to track rides) and it is interesting to see the rider use on Strava compared to guestimates. I am wonder how many mountain bikers, from citizen to racers use the app. Unless there is a fee being charged, how else is number of riders monitored?
The first strides.
It snowed most of that day but with the ground being warm, it melted. However, that night it started snowing hard again, like really hard, and suddenly there was 4" on the ground. Looking at the radar and forecast, it didn't look to last long so I went out for a ski on pretty nice first ski condition. My skis didn't hit the ground and the glide was pretty darn good. Ended up skiing for an hour making up a loop.
With the snow being sticky, the trees and forest was flocked amazingly. Having just a headlamp it was hard to get the full affect but the woods was soft and surreal. By morning the snow was all gone for the most part and only a memory remained.
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