Date Night And Rod & Ride 05May18-06May18

Conditions were miserable in the BHSC section of the Ark River today. I departed believing 400cfs and arrived with 710cfs coming at me and <1' viz. Weather-wise conditions were great for caddis (warm for 2 days) and mayflies (warm but cloudy) and I did see plenty of caddis. First though I had to deal with a nearly flat tire on the Crusher... fortunately I have a SuperFlow pump and returned it to full pressure - highly recommended on-board maintenance tool. Then however, I could find but (strangely) just one 14" rainbow; no pic as the vest cam was reversed. I left after 2/3 of a pass in <1hr at Pinnacle Rock and headed to OWF for a ride.

Did the Road>Uncomformity>Fracture>Tectonic. Kindof hot at >80° but this is a fun trail system for sure. The Sangre's still have plenty of snow so the views were cool.

The Movie

The night before it was Cinco d' Mayo and we avoided Mex but caught an awesome dinner above Paravacini's @ Sopra (including premium margs for the ladies) and then an outing to a new distillery, Axe & Oak. It's a tasting room so they can't have ANY alcohol other than their own... cool. Yoho and I had Dead Man Walking cocktails - a zombie variant with falernum moonshine and apple bourbon laced with live music. With a good spot inside and outside Ivywild this spot is recommended