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If any of you are fly fishermen, you may already know this, but fly fishing in the fall is amazing. The fish are hungry. The food is plentiful, and the water is usually a bit lower, making the trout easier to spot. Even better is the fact that there is less traffic on the water in fall. Living in Colorado, we share our incredible natural resources with travelers from all over the world. This is a great thing as much of our state makes a living off the tourists, but the overcrowding can also be a bummer. I don’t know if any of you have tried to ski Vail over President’s Day Weekend, but unless you get up on the hill super early, you are going to be waiting in some pretty nasty lift lines. Similarly, you can experience this traffic on the water during the warmer months. Either you are waiting for a parade of rafts to pass, or you are hoping that the goober who beat you to the river will find a new hole. Luckily for us locals, most of these travelers pass through during summer and winter, so we locals have a couple months to ourselves.

I admit that everyone probably doesn’t agree on this, but I am a big believer in polarized sunglasses. They provide an extra level of protection to your eyes in the same frame. It is like wearing a pair of pants with the underwear already built in. Wait. That is a bad example, but you know what I mean.

Living in Colorado, I experience less season change than I would like. It happens incredibly quick, and if I dont pay attention, I will miss it. I sure did this year because I didn't realize that fall and winter are rolling together these days. It used to be that we had seasons. Summer would be followed by fall. Winter would be followed by spring. These days it seems the spring and fall seasons have just fallen by the wayside. Every year they seem to get shorter and shorter. They used to be a whole season long. They take up a quarter of the year in some places. Unfortunately, these days, it seems like they may last only a couple days in Colorado. I am not sure if it is just me or whether winter is actually getting greedy and stealing days from spring and fall.

I am a firm believer that everyone is in need of at least three pairs of sunglasses. In other words, if you only have one pair, you are behind. Everyone is different, but for me, I have a few different needs. I need polarized sunglasses for when I am hanging out by water. I need a good athletic pair for biking and running and golfing. They need to be able to stay on my face when I am bouncing all around. Finally, I need a solid casual pair that I can wear with my outfits when I go out or to work. Luckily for me, I can get all of these styles for cheap online at the Pugs website. Feel free to check out their new stuff.

For any of you readers who live in Colorado, you understand that the weather isn’t always predictable. We don’t have the same consistencies as people who live in most other areas. Just because it is the wintertime doesn’t mean it will be cold today. It could, but it may be warm and sunny. Just because it is sunny right now doesn’t mean it won’t be storming in twenty minutes. And just because it is beautiful and warm in Denver doesn’t mean the mountains aren’t blizzarding. In Colorado, we have to be prepared for intense weather shifts. Because of this, we are forced to bring a warm beanie when we go on adventures.

It doesn’t matter what I am doing or who I am doing it for. When I am working with my hands, I need them to be protected with quality work gloves. I have been a Pugs customer for quite a while, but until recently, I only knew about their affordable sunglasses. Their product line has expanded, and they now offer a variety of other products including phone and iPod chargers, winter hats, and of course some pretty awesome work gloves.

Many people are informed about the effects of too much sun exposure. We wear long clothes and hats, and we reapply sunscreen multiple times per day to prevent from getting so much sun, but often people forget about protecting their eyes. They figure that as long as their eyes aren’t blinded with light, they must be fine. Unfortunately they are quite wrong. The sun can damage your eyes just as easily as it can damage your skin, and sometimes you won’t notice until it is too late.

Most of the negative effects are minor and temporary, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get seriously injured from too much sunlight. The sun can cause problems ranging from light wrinkles to blindness and even cancer. Read below to learn the different ways the sun can negatively affect your eyes, and hopefully you will remember to bring your polarized sunglasses with you from now on.

There is one style of sunglasses that stands far above the rest. Aviator sunglasses have made a lasting impression on American lives that no other design of shade has yet to do. It has been immortalized in our culture. The aviator has witnessed some of the happiest and heaviest moments in our country’s history. They have been around since the mid 1930’s, and it looks like they will be sticking around for some time to come. So if you don’t have a pair yet, you should probably invest in one soon. Luckily, these days, there are some alternatives to buying name brand. The aviator style has been modified and replicated and adopted by so many manufacturers that you are no longer forced to spend a couple hundred of dollars on a pair. These days you can find quality pairs for only ten or twenty dollars. So if you have the choice of spending an arm and a leg or only spending a few bucks, why break the bank?