Hot Thursday in the mountains

We went back to the mountains for Thursday's play in an attempt to escape the high 90s heat of the foothills. We were only partially successful; it was still plenty warm in the parking lot of Sugar Mountain Ski Resort. There were ten of us for the weekday session. Danny & Sue hosted. Augustine & Susanne drove up from Hickory and brought their friends Francis and Chantal. Local players included Walt and a new player, Jarrett. Shirley and I rounded out the field.

They were doing a little parking lot repair when we arrived and it looked, at first, as though we might have to find another venue. Shirley asked the workers if we might use the extreme end of the lot without disturbing their work and they agreed. The young man, Jarrett, in the pictures above was a walk-up player whose dad was among the maintenance workers.

We also attracted the attention of local law enforcement officer Anthony and Security officer Casey. They visited with us for a few minutes and showed interest in coming back sometime when they were off duty to join the fun. Hope it works out.

We're looking for a more permanent place for our mountain play and stopped by the Parks and Recreation Departments of both Morganton and Newland to ask about the possibility of terrain construction. We'll keep you posted.

Sugar Mountain on Dwellable