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Summer 2022 Fun Run schedule

March 28, 2022/in Fun Runs, Latest News, News, Newsletters /by Mira Brody
Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to ready yourselves for our 2022 summer fun run season!
This year, we kick off the season at The Mountain Project on April 27th, where we’ll have a run through Story Mill Park, and listen to informative and inspirational talks from runners, the Mountain Project staff, and local public land managers, followed by a bit of socialization,  Come start the season off right with a fun evening!
We are also trying out some new running locations this year – including making a return trip to Manhattan for an early-season run, heading up to some new trailheads in Bridger Canyon, and conducting a joint event with the Bozeman Running Company during their June Brew Pub Run at Bozeman Brewing.
Here is the planned schedule (bear in mind that all locations are tentative while we coordinate these dates with the necessary local land managers!):

BSWD Fun Run – Lindley Park

September 5, 2016/in Fun Runs, Latest News /by Darryl

Hi all,

THIS WEEK’S FUN RUN STARTS AT 6:00 PM and will be at Lindley Park.  We will start at the Pavilion. We’ll have a 1, 3, and 5 mile course.  Only two more runs then our annual meeting!  We’ve got some great participation awards this year that we’ll give out at the annual meeting and you need to run 10 times and time 2 to qualify.    

Thanks to James Childre our newsletter editor and Tomas Dumbrovsky for getting our newsletter out.  To read it on line go to:

 http://winddrinkers.org/trailhead/club/newsletters/

http://winddrinkers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BSWD-newsletter-September-2016.pdf

We only have about 5 spots left in the John Colter Run and I expect it to fill up tonight!  These rainy days really get the folks on their computers signing up for our runs!  We have had 41 people sign up in the last week! It’s going to be a great run!
And it looks like it’s going to be a great winter as well!  I did a run yesterday from Bridger Bowl to the M and found this Wooly Bear Caterpillar between the north and south summit of Saddle Peak. There was an eight year study done in 1948 by Dr. C. H. Curan of the American Museum of Natural History to determine a correlation to the length of brown band to the coming winter.
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 He studied thousands of worms and concluded that the smaller the band, the harsher the winter.  Of course, consider this worm was at an elevation of over 9000 feet so his perspective could be a bit skewed.  Even so, I’m hoping for lots of snow.
See you Wednesday at Lindley Park at 6:00 PM!

BSWD Fun Run – Hyalite Resrvoir

August 30, 2016/in Fun Runs, Latest News /by Darryl

Hi all,

Thanks to Jackie McGuire for hosting last week’s potluck.  Everyone had a great time and thanks to everyone for bringing all of the good food.  

A quick reminder here that tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Fun Run will be at Hyalite Reservoir, and starts at 6:30 pm.  We’ll have a 1, 3, and 5 mile option all on trails.  Head up to Hyalite Reservoir and go to the parking area just west of the dam.  I think they have made improvements to the trail and widened it out.    

I sound like a broken record, but the John Colter Run is two weeks from Saturday.  I think we are pretty much ready with just some set up and fine tuning to do before the run.  It promises to be an outstanding run this year with river crossings, bbq, live music, great prizes and lots of comradery!  Sign up on Race Montana. 

I went to help my father rob and extract honey this week.  My photo shows a full frame of capped honey being cut with a hot knife just before it goes into the honey extractor.  The honey is spun out, flows into a series of weirs, or clarifier, and then pumped into a large stainless steel container where it is poured into jars and buckets.  All of the good microbes stay in the honey this way. 

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See you on Wednesday!    

Daryl

BSWD Fun Run

August 23, 2016/in Fun Runs, Latest News /by Darryl

Hi all,

Looks like we’re in for a nice cool week and it feels like a touch of fall in the air now.  Some snow on those fires and we’ll be set.  This week’s fun run is a pot luck at Jackie’s house.  We’ll meet Wednesday at 6:30 pm for the run with a 1, 3, and 5 mile option.  To get to Jackie’s from downtown take Wilson south.  Follow Wilson through the light at Kagy as it becomes S. 3rd.  Turn left on Hill Street, then right on Highland Court, and it’s right there.  Bring a dish to share!  

The awesome cool air brings to mind the John Colter run to be held September 17.  The past few weeks we’ve been out working on the trail.  We cut the bushes on the trail near the river crossings, flag the course, build rock cairns, and re-furbish the existing cairns and signs.  We try to mark it with interesting and natural materials, along with a few beer bottles marked with survey flagging.  We still have some open spots, so if you haven’t signed up yet, we have a great run, two river crossings, bbq, live music and great prizes.  

I took this photo yesterday while working on the John Colter trail.  A black cat kept us company for several miles.  It seemed like he appreciated our rock cairns, but maybe he was just hungry.

 

See you on Wednesday!    

Daryl

Events

Fun Run – Tour de Critters

February 15, 2018/in BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Tomas
The Tour de Critters is one of the most popular Wind Drinker funs runs, year after year!  Run on land owned by Franklin Coles, a former BSWD President, the courses are tough, hilly trail runs high above the valley floor, with extensive views near Bozeman Pass.  This event was once known as the ‘Tour de Wolves’, as the Howlers Inn bed and breakfast, just down the hill from Franklin’s place, has a few rescue wolves in an enclosure.  When the wolves left temporarily, the ‘Wolves’ part of the run name was changed to ‘Critters’ – but now some wolves are back.  Watch, and listen, for them!
To reach the start, get on I-90 East and drive to the Jackson Creek Road exit.  Take Jackson Creek Road north (passing under the Interstate)   Drive about 3 miles, and turn right onto Bridger Hollow Road (look for the Howlers Inn sign).  Drive past the Inn, up the hill, and turn left at Absaroka Drive.  Run assistants will help direct you to parking.

Fun Run – The Lakes

April 19, 2023/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Robbie Lamb

Are you looking for a flat and relaxing run in town among the cattails and red-winged blackbirds? Come join us on the gravel trails on the west side of town. Still fragmented, but these are part of the expanding Main Street to the Mountains trail system.

Fun Run – Outlaw Brewing

April 19, 2023/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Robbie Lamb

Outlaw Brewing in the Cattail Creek area.

Please park in the Winco parking lot as to not use up the limited parking at Outlaw

 

 

Fun Run – Lindley Pavilion (and Leonard’s Pizza Party!)

April 19, 2023/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Robbie Lamb

Leonard’s Pizza Party!

Join us on the trails around Lindley park. Enjoy the shade of the trees and playground equipment for the kids after the run.

After the runs, join us for pizza to celebrate Leonard Baluski’s birthday! Pizza and drinks will be provided.

 

Fun Run – Middle Cottonwood

February 15, 2018/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Tomas

A long-time club favorite!  Runs follow trails in the trees along Middle Cottonwood Creek, on the west side of the Bridger Mountains!  Come enjoy running the hills with us!

Middle Cottonwood trailhead is north of Bozeman – take Springhill Road north of the Interstate, and turn right onto Toohey Road.  At the end of Toohey, turn right onto Walker Road, which will bend back left (east) and become Saddle Mountain Road.  Continue on Saddle Mountain (do NOT turn onto Middle Cottonwood Lane – it does not lead to the trailhead!) until it makes a 90-degree bend to the left (north); go north across the creek, then turn right onto the continuation of Saddle Mountain Road, which leads to the trailhead parking.

Please consider carpooling to this event, as the trailhead parking lot is limited.  Carpooling will be from the NE corner of the Fairgrounds parking lot, west of the baseball stadium and across Oak from The Cannery District.  We will plan to leave from the carpool location at 5:30, as it’s a ways out to the start point.

Fun Run – Lower Mount Ellis

April 19, 2023/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Robbie Lamb

The Lower Mt. Ellis trail begins by crossing a large open field with a steady incline (bikers, take note: it’s a bit of a grunt). At the top of the field is treeline, where an old logging road takes you up and around to the east side of the mountain. After a couple miles and a few switchbacks, the logging road takes a hard left, and a single-track trail continues up the flank of the mountain—straight up, mind you. After gaining a knoll, the final ascent gets even steeper, eventually topping out on a limestone outcropping with sweeping views of Triple Tree below, the Gallatin Valley beyond, and mountain ranges in all directions. If you’re not too pooped, continue south along the ridge to Mt. Ellis.

Bogert Park

February 15, 2018/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Tomas

One of our most popular runs! Work up an appetite before heading downtown to the Bite of Bozeman food festival. Runs begin at Bogert Park on South Church, and head south along the Gallagator Trail.  The Medium and Long courses turn east on Kagy and follow separate routes that include climbs up onto Sourdough Ridge.

Fun Run – McGuire Treasure Run & Feed

February 15, 2018/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Tomas

Come enjoy runs along the trails of Grafs Park, Sourdough Trail, and the Spring Meadows neighborhood trail systems – nice, flat routes for those recovering from the Ed Anacker Ridge Run this week – then enjoy some runner camaraderie with a potluck, hosted by Jacki and Steve McGuire!

Runs start at the McGuire home – see the map link for location (address is 2302 Highland Court).

We will be eating after the run – if you can, bring a dish, salad, or dessert to share after the runs!

Fun Run – Hyalite Reservoir

April 25, 2016/0 Comments/in All Events, BSWD Summer Fun Runs /by Tomas

A great break from the summer heat!  These runs follow forested trails along the western shore of Hyalite Reservoir, 2000 feet above town.  Come enjoy the mountains!

Runs start from the reservoir parking lot (before the dam).  To get there, take South 19th Avenue south from town, bending westward at the base of the mountains.  The Hyalite Canyon turnoff is 5.8 miles south of the Kagy-19th intersection.  Turn left onto the Hyalite Canyon Road, and drive up to the reservoir parking on your right, about 9.5 miles up Hyalite Canyon Road from the turn-off.

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