We (the boys and I) took a long weekend to go visit Fruita, a spot in the far west of the state that has gained a reputation as a must-do for mountain biking. Locals have built a huge network of trails on the rimrock above the Colorado River and in the desert mesas north of town that are designed to be fun and challenging to ride. Our crazy string of 5-day weeks mandated a hooky-day long weekend for mental regrouping. Reid has been working his butt off to keep on top of the middle school Spanish and bring his grades up from the basement. This trip was the carrot to motivate him- he loves to camp, he's gotten passionate about mountain biking and two of his friends who went off to other middle schools were signed up to come. He rode impressively (he's as fast as me on the downhills now!) and it turns out he made the honor roll for the 1st quarter. Boden came along with a 1st grade buddy and his dad, and they were as fired up about the riding as the rest of the crew- check out the face of pure aggro bliss! (He's going as fast as it looks!)
It was nice to be able to help dad through the operation and good that we left him feeling well and independent- very happy that it went well! It's a little overwhelming to realize that October is almost over and another school year is whipping by! So glad to hear that the Coburns are all behind the wheel and the Blackwells are safe and dry- although I'm sure that there is some more recent Blackwell news that we're not aware of yet ( a little blogging peer pressure even though it's been a scramble to get in the weekly post for me!)
Here's some more shots from the weekend:
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