a Bear and a Bike

Today was a very exciting day. As some of you may know I’ve been shopping around for a bike and today I finally got one. I won’t go into too much detail, but it’s a Giant Rincon and I’ve never felt this good on a bike. I went for a pretty long ride after I picked it up. My first trip was up to the Rimrock, it was a pretty intense climb but the ride down was well worth it. The second part of my trip took me down to the golf course, where I took some photos so people can get a feel of what it’s like to golf and work there. The first and fifth pictures were taken from the fairway of Stanley Thompson 2. The next picture with the pool in front of the green is Stanley Thompson 4, rated one of the most beautiful 18 holes in the world. The pool is not quite full but when it is it will look even better.

This morning at the pre-work meeting our boss, Dan, went through some bear safety protocols. I won’t bore everyone with the details but my main takeaway was, don’t approach bears for pictures. Oddly enough we had our first bear related stoppage of play on the course this afternoon. There was a black bear hanging out along the river around 3pm. They delayed a few tee times but eventually the bear crossed the river and was on his way. Dan said he was quite skinny, which is normal because they are just coming out of hibernation.

Since I really enjoy competitions and I think Riva’s blog contests are cool, I’ve decided to start one on this blog. You’ll notice I didn’t name any of the mountains, ranges or rivers in the photos. The first person to correctly identify a MAJOR feature in each of the photos in this post will receive a prize. I’ll announce the winner in the next post, this may be an ongoing thing if there are enough responses. You can reply in the comments or email me directly. There are features in each picture that I’ve already mentioned multiple times. Just to be clear a feature would be something like the Sawback mountain range, not a bunker.

Good luck!