Posted in Keweenaw, Snowshoeing, Winter on Dec 28th, 2008
What: Snowshoe Adventure at the Cliffs
When: This Sunday (Dec. 28th), 8:30am
Where: Meet by Subway in Calumet. We’ll carpool up and drive to the north/east end of the Cliffs.
Details: Bring your snowshoes, your dog (taller than the snow depth recommended), a snack/water and join your friends for a few [...]
Posted in Cross Training, Motivation, Training, Winter on Dec 27th, 2008
December. The year has yet to end and the winter has barely started. Yes, I know many of us have had snow since mid-November, but that doesn’t change the fact that we are still in the early stages of winter. Why, then, am I not surprised to find people asking about 2009 [...]
Posted in Weight Loss, Winter on Dec 21st, 2008
Today is diet day number two. I have already lost one pound. All it took was a little exercise and a massive amount of self-control. Fun stuff!
Last winter, I read a little bit in Bicycling about a little cheater trick for burning fat. I can’t find the issue with the information [...]
Posted in Winter on Dec 6th, 2008
Today’s forecast: blizzard.
Growing up in lower Michigan, I thought blizzards were reserved for the North Pole, Santa Land, Rudolph and the eight, tiny reindeer. Obviously, I was wrong.
I have endured through ~four blizzards thus far. Today might have made five, but I don’t think we quite reached blizzard [...]
Posted in Cross Training, Skiing, Winter on Dec 2nd, 2008
I came to a realization concerning my training. I felt my cycling routine was getting stagnant, and the dreary, wet weather made me long for snow. We finally got snow. Good snow. In fact, the Michigan Tech Trails now have a nice base layer of snow and people have been skiing [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Snow, Winter, Winter Riding Clothing on Nov 25th, 2008
It was all because of maple syrup and pumpkin pie. The fact that I had to take a physics exam was part of the equation as well. I donned my cycling gear and headed out for a bike ride to Houghton. Being mostly downhill, I arrived at Michigan Tech after an hour [...]
Posted in Winter on Nov 22nd, 2008
Snowflake tracks.
Little critter tracks.
Little dog tracks.
Big dog tracks.
Deer tracks.
Mountain bike tire track.
