During the October Teacher's Convention the kids get 2 days off from school. When our kids were still around that meant a family pheasant hunt. The past two years it has turned into a UTV outing with my outlaws.
Last year was in the Black Hills of South Dakota and this year we were in north-central Minnesota. Though we were likely a couple of weeks too late for full color, Mother Nature was looking pretty darned good and the trails were great!
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body. But rather, to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming...WOW, What a Ride!"