Posts marked: Family

The 35th Annual International Sportsman's Show was held this weekend in Denver, bringing the best in hunting, fishing & outdoor sports shows in the western United States. This year I brought along my four year old son Blake to checkout all the terrific gear & exhibits. For him it was like Disneyland as there was unlimited fun to be had, including learning to tie his first fly (the San Juan worm). For me, it was an opportunity to say hello and support the many outdoor enthusiasts I've come to know through business or personally over the years and meet new ones.

I was up skiing this past Friday at Big Sky/Moonlight Basin in Montana with my 5 year old son Sam. It was a blue bird day with 6 inches of fresh snow. We’ve received another 20 inches since then. So far the snowpack is excellent which bodes well for fly fishing our rivers this summer. Big Sky/Moonlight is the largest ski area in the lower 48 states in both vertical feet and skiable acres and we have no lift lines.  Pretty ideal place to live.

We wanted to take some time to introduce Everdawn (Ever) Charles as the newest member of the Fay Ranches real estate team. Ever comes to us as our new Office Manager for the Bozeman, MT headquarters office and has a great background in administrative work and success. She’s worked for one of the largest jewelry stores in southwest Montana as well as assisted in running a statewide non-profit organization in the past. Her husband is also a great “Montana guy” named Josh and is a firefighter here in the Bozeman area. Their children are nothing less than gorgeous and adorable as well.

On a recent family outing I was struck by how many people never experience some of the greatest enjoyments provided by rural American life. The fall is a time for pumpkins, gourds, maple syrup and harvest celebrations. Unfortunately most people go to the local supermarket or farmers market to do their harvesting. There are whole generations who have never stepped foot on a farm or ranch and never think about where their produce comes from. I can proudly say that this is simply not true for my kids. They have been on farms and ranches and even harvested produce.