Mr. Goodyear’s Neighborhood spans 5 miles east through Ogden
Canyon and into beautiful Ogden Valley.
The options for outdoor recreation in Ogden Valley are vast and endless
with three popular mountain resorts located within minutes of each other, a
200-acre reservoir and a one-of-a-kind 16% grade paved road all affectionately
referred to as ‘HEL.’ We’ll get to that
in a second, but at the center of it all is the Wolf Creek Resort with its
famous 18-hole golf course, condos, homes and newly minted co...
Mr. Goodyear’s Neighborhood spans 5 miles east through Ogden
Canyon and into beautiful Ogden Valley.
The options for outdoor recreation in Ogden Valley are vast and endless
with three popular mountain resorts located within minutes of each other, a
200-acre reservoir and a one-of-a-kind 16% grade paved road all affectionately
referred to as ‘HEL.’ We’ll get to that
in a second, but at the center of it all is the Wolf Creek Resort with its
famous 18-hole golf course, condos, homes and newly minted community gym. Wolf Creek proprietor and long time resident,
John Lewis, has his hands full maintaining the small town country feel of Ogden
Valley’s three communities of Huntsville, Eden and Liberty (HEL) but also
providing opportunities and amenities for HEL’s locals and visitors. John very much needs to talk and act like the
‘Mayor of HEL.’ He has our vote.
In this episode of Mr. Goodyear’s Neighborhood, we sit down
with John Lewis and ask him some tough questions about building and developing
in a Valley where tensions and tempers can get high and hot with the locals as
they’re bombarded with recreationalists and other developers who don’t always
have the community’s best interests as a priority. No doubt about it, John is a family man who
loves the community where he and his wife chose to raise their children and
plan to continue to call home.
John and Wolf Creek are supporting and embracing The Valley
community in many ways. When approached
by a couple of local crazy brothers, Dave and Shane Martin, about hosting their
half-marathon race up and down Powder Mountain road’s 16% grade, John was
excited and eager to support the event. The
3rd Annual ‘HEL’s Half Pound’ will start and end at Wolf Creek this
August. Dave and Shane share with us the
inspiration and vision of HEL’s Half Pound and why the race is a rite of
passage for any runner to be welcomed into HEL.
It’s a fun interview and groundbreaking for The Banyan
Collective as we’ve recorded podcasts before next to rivers, in the mountains,
on the side of the road, in a garage and in a basement. We’ve even conducted
interviews with our blood alcohol content over the legal limit, but this marks
the first time we’ve recorded next to a room filled with women dressed in
spandex doing something called ‘body pump.’
That’s right, you’ll want to listen to this one.
Enjoy!
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