I've lived here long enough to answer my own question, but I'll ask it anyway.
Why is it that the major fun stuff around this area happens at the same time?
I know the answer----because there's so little time available for major fun stuff. Our window of opportunity, thanks to weather, seems barely cracked open at times.
This weekend is a great example.
Dover, Idaho, is sponsoring the Dog Days of Dover for the first ever time. I have a feeling that some folks I know who have both dogs and ponies are behind this activity. In fact, one of them has a massage therapy business for dogs and ponies.
Well, dogs and ponies are doing their thing this weekend in the area, and I'd like to participate in both.
Darn.
This is the weekend of the 26th annual Spots of Fun Open Horse Show, and this is about the tenth time or so that I've announced the show-----from 7:30 a.m. to whenever the classes end in late afternoon.
Although I haven't looked at the schedule, I have a strong feeling all those dog events at Dover are gonna be happening at the same time those horses are walking, trotting/jogging, cantering/loping around the fairgrounds arena.
Darn.
We family members are great dog lovers and horse lovers, and it would be so much fun to participate in both.
Not gonna happen this year, though.
I have a feeling the Dover Dog Days are gonna be a rousing success, so I'm hoping the planners for the Dog Days and the Spots of Fun can get together for next year and figure out a way that folks like us can enjoy both events.
Maybe some of the Dog Day action could come to the fairgrounds. I do know that Dover will not serve as the spot to have the horse fun cuz they don't have an arena out there.
Maybe these events can be held on different weekends. Whatever the case, I'm gonna miss going to Dog Days, but I wish them the best of luck in their inaugural year.
Spots of Fun will be fun as it always is. Could be interesting too with thunderstorms predicted over the weekend.
In other news, Bill and Willie returned from the "biggest event in Spokane since Expo '74" much earlier than I ever expected.
Bill's first words, once he sat down to go through his bagful of International Fly Fishing Fest goodies, was that maybe it wasn't quite as big as the World's Fair.
Somehow, it may not have been quite what Bill expected, but they had a few tales to tell. They also had Costco products too, so that means they may have left the convention a lot earlier than expected.
"We saw it all," Bill said, "I don't think we'll need to go back tomorrow."
Even though the International Fly Fishing Fest in Spokane may not have trumped Expo '74, I'm gonna suggest a new recreational concept that will most likely provide worldwide excitement.
News of International Geo Tours, specificially linked to tourism, is hitting the presses. Annie's friend and colleague Jenn Seva has been working on this project.
She's pretty stoked this week because the Wall Street Journal Online and the Seattle Times have featured articles on the new concept.
Both of these articles provide some neat examples about people who have taken part in Geo Tours.
Tourism planners worldwide may have found the "golden egg" for luring travelers to their area.
Geocaching is often called "the ultimate Easter egg hunt," and adding this new dimension could boost its popularity to limitless proportions.
Congratulations to Jenn and her colleagues for developing the concept and best wishes as the word spreads.
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