on the eve of a 3 day weekend

my coworker and i are swapping 4-10 weeks this summer. this week is mine, and i have friday off. 9 am to 8 pm is a long day, but being able to cut out and get outdoors on friday, when hardly anyone else is playing... well, that's pretty cool.

today is drizzly and cool and absolutely socked in... and it's really lovely. any rain in colorado is appreciated, and this much rain is just fantastic. we've had precipitation for about 2 days straight now, and it reminds me of the lengthy thunderstorms i grew up with in illinois.

tomorrow more of the same is expected. geno and i will be heading up to pearl lake in the morning, north of steamboat at the base of hahn's peak, where we hope to lay into some nice sized colorado greenback cutthroat trout. the rivers and creeks are just raging right now, so fishing streams of any size is just unrealistic. so, we'll try our hand at some lake fishing and see how we do.

rain gear will be a must. the dogs will be along. good music on the beautiful half hour drive up. a beer at the hahn's peak cafe on the way home. it ought to be a great day.