Stolen Poles Update!
Thanks for all the kind comments from everyone. I also love the guy who made the troll post. Laughing at it has helped make the situation better.
So I went back to The Mill today and the manager there (Jason?),who had helped me yesterday and was super cool, may have solved the mystery.
Apparently at the end of the day yesterday they found a pair of expensive poles, one of which was broken right at the tip. The manager thinks that someone broke their poles and ended up stealing mine. He was bummed as 9 times out of 10 it’s an honest mistake, but he believes this time it was actually theft.
I rented some poles from Canyon Lodge, will keep checking lost and found to see if this asshole had a change of heart and turned them in at some point. We shall see….