It's Wednesday, and everyone is healthy. I got to go to class!! It was great. Not as intellectually stimulating as I would have hoped, but there weren't too many people there. Made some great doodles in my notebook, and pondered quite a bit on my own life. Won't bore you with those musings, though.
But even better - I went skiing today! And I skiied yesterday, too! This is a significant accomplishment, especially given that my friend and ski buddy, Kate is out of town, so I ended up going solo.
There's a peace in skiing solo, but, truth be told, it's more fun with a friend. Anyway, the park up the street (Tamarack) is reasonably safe - lots of people around, not in a remote location - so I worry less about meeting unsavory characters when I'm on my own. And, there's cell reception, so I could call if I got in trouble. (Most of the state parks don't have cell coverage).
Back to the skiing - yesterday was beautiful - the sun was shining, temps in the low teens. The trails were OK; icy in spots, but I'm not complaining. I ended up skiing without tracks for part of the route; the only people who had skiied since the last storm took the expert loop, and I wasn't going for that! So, I set the trail for the portion where the easy separates from the expert. I apologize to all who came after me for the erratic spacing, but hey...
Today was not as warm, and not as sunny, and the trails were more hacked up, but still not too bad. The tracks that I set actually didn't seem that bad, especially after quite a few more skiers had passed through. Best part of the day? I actually passed someone! I didn't see anyone when I started out, but a quarter mile in, I passed an older lady. The competitive side in me really liked that I was actually faster than someone else, even if she was probably in her 60's, and possibly recovering from a hip replacement (I don't actually know any of that...)
Below is a shot from today's ski adventure. So different from out west, where there's mountains, and evergreens... here we just have open prairie. The wind can really build up out there! Today I wore my balaclava, and if I had been wearing a backpack, could have been mistaken for a bank robber. Fashion parade, this is not!
All in all, a great day.
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