Posts belonging to Category Cross Country Skiing
Posted by Di on January 10, 2010
This is the roller I pulled around while wearingsnowshoes.
The ski trail after rolling. Notice how deep theclassic skis sink.
The trail after 27 laps of skiing – two yesterday,25 today.
This trail has fairly tight turns as well asopportunities to build speed.
What do you do if you really want to cross country skate ski and there [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
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Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Skate Skiing, Snowshoeing, Trail Building
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Posted by Di on December 15, 2009
I made the commitment to get out and exercise five days per week. A few of you might be privy to the fact that there is snow in Houghton. In fact, there is lots of snow in Houghton. You might be surprised to find that we had enough base to skate ski [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Skate Skiing, Ski Waxing, Winter
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Posted by Di on December 8, 2009
Michigan Tech Trails on December 5.
With the threat of possible rocks and sticks on the trail, and no wax on my skis as well as no time to tend to them, I decided not to ski; but I couldn’t fully support that decision. I had been in Houghton for less that 20 hours and [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Skate Skiing, Winter
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Posted by Di on March 4, 2009
I don’t have a camera, anymore, so unless I am with a friend and his or her camera, I can’t show you the amazing things I get to take in while out on the trail. In the meantime, I will have to illuminate your imagination.
Still, white birches reflected pastel colors resulting from the illumination [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Skate Skiing, Weight Loss
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Posted by Di on February 16, 2009
I’ve been blessed with a body that responds very well to abuse inflicted, by me, on it. It might be due to the fact that this has been going on since I moved to the Keweenaw in 2006. I think, after consistent abuse, the body learns to quickly repair itself and add a [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Michigan Tech Trails, Skate Skiing
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Posted by Di on February 15, 2009
Di and Amanda against the blue ice of Lake Superior.
My friend, Amanda, and I took a little snowshoe journey out to the Copper Harbor Lighthouse last Sunday. It was during that excursion that we acquired the photos for Monday’s photo essay and Tuesday’s lighthouse story.
We began the day with a little ski [...]
Categories: Classic Skiing, Hiking, Snowshoeing
| Tags: Copper Harbor, Cross Country Skiing, Keweenaw, Snowshoeing
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Posted by Di on February 14, 2009
I know how I work. I’ve got myself figured out. Even though I’ve achieved this, I find it kind of odd how often I forget. Yesterday is a great example.
It was a beautiful, quiet day in Houghton. I decided to head over to the Michigan Tech Trails to start my skate [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Michigan Tech Trails, Motivation, Skate Skiing
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Posted by Di on February 5, 2009
I decided that I wasn’t getting out skiing because I was no longer an exercise addict. Unfortunately, exercise is an easy addiction to overcome. I know the old rule: get out for at least two weeks in a row and it will become second nature. I happen to know that this [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Skate Skiing
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Posted by Di on February 3, 2009
I woke up, Saturday morning, ready to take on the world. My friends outfitted me with some borrowed cross country skis of the classic persuasion (no skating in Copper Harbor). I was quite nervous about our little ski journey because I had absolutely no experience with classic skis and the groomed trails of [...]
Categories: Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
| Tags: Copper Harbor, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing
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Posted by Di on January 19, 2009
Saturday was an exciting day, but not in the way I expected. It was going to be the first time that the Red Jacket – Bluesky Health Cycling Team hosted the Talvi-something-or-other (I can’t remember Finnish), a skijoring race. Many of you are probably thinking, “Ski-huh?” Skijoring.
Skijoring is cross country skate skiing with a little [...]
Categories: Skate Skiing
| Tags: Racing, Skiing
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