Greetings, outdoorspeople!
Weekend forecast: Saturday; high 87, scattered thunderstorms/ Sunday; high 88, scattered thunderstorms
Recommended adventure: Start training for the Lula Laker, a 19-mile race for trail runners and mountain bikers, taking place on Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25. Learn more here.
Most interesting thing we’ve learned about nature this week: Conservationists in the Czech Republic are using wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals to help return a former military base to nature. Read the story here.
We come for the thrill. We stay for the community.
This is what I’ve learned in my three years as a whitewater paddler – and it’s a sentiment that seems to be echoed within many extreme sports: mountain biking, ultra running or climbing, for example.
Are you an outdoor athlete with a great story about a time your “family” came through for you? If so, I want to hear it!
And for inspiration, I’ll leave you with this short anecdote from raft guide Matthew Jackson.
“I once had vehicle issues after guiding,” Matthew told me. “A kayaker I barely knew called a guide I didn’t know, who offered to drive me to the AutoZone in town. Then when my [rafting] company got off the river, a group of them spent literal hours helping me get [my car] fixed.”
Share your story by responding to this email!
– Sunny Montgomery, smontgomery@timesfreepress.com