BOW Weekend

This was my 3rd time to go to BOW (Becoming an Outdoors Woman) which is sponsored by Outdoor Alabama. It is literally two of my favorite weekends a year! This time, we had to deal with rain, which was the first time we have had bad weather, but it was still so much fun! I took Pistol I, ATV Handling, Fly Fishing and Mountain Biking. I did pretty good in my pistol class, coming in 2nd in the Top Gun competition...I of course was disappointed as we all know, 2nd place is the 1st place looser. Still a blast though. One of these days hopefully I will lighten up and not make everything a competition. (Not counting on that any time soon though!) ATV Handling was also a blast. They taught us the basics of riding ATV's, servicing them, changing the oil, etc. We got to go riding through the rain which was pretty fun. Fly fishing was a skill that I have never had before. It was fun, but a whole lot of work. I think I will stick to regular fishing. Before the session was over I thought my wrist was going to snap in half from all the movement back and forth with that giant pole! Last but not least was my Mountain Biking class. I know David was glad I took it because I have never known how to change the gears on my bike when I am riding it and they taught us that. They also taught us how to change a flat tire which was pretty neat as well. Once again, BOW was a success. I absolutely loved it and got to meet back up with some of the wonderful friends I have made there over the past year. I can't wait until October when its time to go again!!!