Silver!

I often talk about the Beaver Creek All-Stars that live in our neighborhood.

We now have a new category of excellence.

Beaver Creek Olympic Medalist. 

In his second Winter Olympic’s, Gus Schumacher earned a well deserved silver medal in the 15km cross country men’s sprint relay race.

He improved in all the other disciplines he skied in too.

Olympians are made, not born, and that couldn’t be more true watching Gus through the years. If I didn’t see him fishing I would see him dry land training on Angler Drive/Beaver Loop Road. On the water or off, Gus always has a smile on his face.

A coincidence?

Did this day on the Kenai River foreshadow a much bigger event that would happen later in life? 

Being a semi-superstitious fisherman, in the next 4 years the two of us need to find a pan and go searching for gold. 

Congrats Gus!