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Color our world

For those of us who live on the west side of the planet, today is the final day of summer. Autumn starts tomorrow - at 2:19 p.m. EDT, to be precise.

Let the quest for the peak begin!

I’m not talking mountain peaks here: I’m talking fall colors and the highly popular game of determining when and where. Considering all the factors involved - temperature, moisture, wind, inland versus Great Lakes shoreline, etc. - it’s challenging game.

Sharon and stumbled into it last October - at the Boyne Mountain Skybridge. We just happened to pick the right day in October. Sunshine made the leaves glow.

The very next day heavy wind-driven rains in northern Michigan doused the blaze. Game over.

#John Schneider #autumnal equinox #fall colors #Boyne Mountain #Skybridge #chasing the peak

As the season came to a close on Friday, both my knees and hips are thankful that it's over... until next season.

25 days, 468,560 vertical ft (the app is off by a factor of x10), going up 538 times (app borked and missed on several days) and down more than 62 miles... this doesn't even include the 4 extra days at Nubs that doesn't participate on Ikon... that would add on avg 33 lifts /day, 16,000 vf /day, 2.5 miles /day.

Calculated total:

29 days

670 lifts

532,560 vf

72 miles

Next season, I'll have to figure out a different app that doesn't have so many problems with calculations, staying online, and only works as the pass resorts...

Glad to have joined the 1/2 million+ vf club in a single season.

#Ikon #Boyne Mountain #The Highlands #Nubs Nob #Aspen - Snowmass #Mammoth #Winter Park

The Monument Course at Boyne Mountain, USA

#golf #golf course #the monument #the monument course #boyne mountain #michigan #golf in michigan #usa #golf in usa #Bill Newcomb

Frog On Golf Ball

The second hole at Boyne Mountain’s Alpine course is next to a pond, sheltered from the sun by dense woodlands. When I arrived at the green, I discovered that my ball had a visitor. He stayed there long enough for me to dash back to my cart and get the camera. As you can see, he is quite the tiny guy.

I then noticed that throughout the rough surround the green…

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Playing The Alpine at Boyne Mountain

I had the chance today to add another course to my “collection: The Alpine Course at Boyne Mountain.

A Bill Newcomb design, Alpine is one of two courses at Boyne Mountain (the other is the Monument). The Monument and Alpine are hosts to the annual Michigan Tournament of Champions, where each invited player has won…

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