It felt a little bit like Christmas this morning: Our normally crystal blue sky was colored white with wispy streaks of thin ‘horse tails.’ Their lofty spindles signaling the approach of that promised Thanksgiving Holiday storm system. I flipped on the news and caught the weather – it looks like we could see some snow out of this one. With temps holding mild today, I decided to take a trail run and a mountain bike ride – a thanks-giving multi-sport of my own.

My boyfriend joined me for a quick run on ‘Don’t Shoot Me’ over to Van Dusen Canyon Road. The trail sneaks in altitude gain so subtley I hardly noticed we were climbing. Boulders and rocky drops challenged us to look for solid footing. A sharp descent to Van Dusen signaled our turnaround. We ran back over the same terrain honored with a view of Bear Mountain across the Valley. Back at the house I jumped on my mountain bike and returned – climbing over the same rocky trail. More technical on the bike -  I navigated the short climbs and drops without taking flight over my handlebars. As I climbed up from Van Dusen I noticed the horse tails had been replaced by a sIn Motionolid bank of high clouds. Even the wind had picked up; it felt great on my face as I made my way home.

There is only one thing I like more than witnessing an approaching system – experiencing a storm’s fury and listening to the insulating silence of a big snowfall!

Earning my turns – Glade Girl