Moronacity Cycling Journal » Entries tagged with "Cross Country Skiing"
Skating My Own Creation
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 isn’t a trail near your house? You make one. At least that’s what I did. It was an act … Read entire article »
Filed under: Skate Skiing
Triple Header
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 excursion up at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge, where new ski trails were created over the last summer. There is … Read entire article »
Filed under: Classic Skiing, Hiking, Snowshoeing
Core
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 rule is true. I’ve experienced it. Therefore, my goal is to get out for two weeks, on a regular basis, and ski. Today, I drove to the Nara trails – the secondary trailhead to the Michigan Tech ski trails. This trailhead lies just south of Houghton. I have to say, if you are an intermediate to advanced skier, this the trailhead for you. Nara proved to be a bit of challenge for me. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Skate Skiing
Woo hoo!
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 two tracks. I was afraid of getting hung up in the tracks and being unable to snowplow when fear … Read entire article »
Filed under: Classic Skiing, Snowshoeing
