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Saturday Feb 8, 2014 #
8 AM
Orienteering 1:50:06 2.85 mi (38:38 / mi) +81m 35:30 / mi
ahr:124 max:151 spiked:3/6c slept:7.0 weight:200.2lbs shoes: Inov8 Roclite 319
Holy moly! I figured conditions would be slow. I was not expecting them to be this slow! No postholing, just soft fluffy snow nearly knee deep most of the time, and sometimes up to the thighs. I have never hiked so slowly in all of my days. And yet, often over 130 bpm! We originally planned to do separate routes and convene at the controls, but at 1 mph and 5 deg, we decided to go cooperatively.
Kind of a rust buster orienteering wise. Wobbly to #1, but mostly accurate. Skipped #2, strong to #3 until near the end, false trail threatened to derail me. Mussed up to #4 a bit, in part I blame not being able to thumb compass with big gloves on. :-) Eventually we were standing at the hill, and then popped into the little feature. Wonderful to #5 and w4j even found the rock at #6 under all of the snow.
Screwed up to #9, I blame poor scale reading and starting on the wrong spur, and I missed a slope tick so I had the trail opposite from reality (I thought low west, high east at first). A great view from the top!
Then across swamps just because you could. Igor, please add this root stock!
Excellent workout, great fun. I should see about snowshoes.....
Kind of a rust buster orienteering wise. Wobbly to #1, but mostly accurate. Skipped #2, strong to #3 until near the end, false trail threatened to derail me. Mussed up to #4 a bit, in part I blame not being able to thumb compass with big gloves on. :-) Eventually we were standing at the hill, and then popped into the little feature. Wonderful to #5 and w4j even found the rock at #6 under all of the snow.
Screwed up to #9, I blame poor scale reading and starting on the wrong spur, and I missed a slope tick so I had the trail opposite from reality (I thought low west, high east at first). A great view from the top!
Then across swamps just because you could. Igor, please add this root stock!
Excellent workout, great fun. I should see about snowshoes.....
11 AM
XC Ski 1:24:30 3.15 mi (26:50 / mi) +31m 26:02 / mi
ahr:116 max:157 shoes: Rossignol skis
The Greens have it good. We literally stepped off the porch and started skiing through their yard and into Brighton Rec. Cooper led on one of the routes he is developing, and we played on one of the hills, perfecting our downhill and jumping technique. Then we cut over for a part of the blue loop. Igor's hill bounding technique found favor with everyone.
w4j & Michelle climb one of the powdery hills near the Bauer bend:
Light snow falling...the sun breaking through....
Regrouping after the hill:
Fresh powder hides hidden holes that can swallow a man:
A couple of downhill runs, time to go check out Blue:
Gorgeous day in the woods! We all want to try it at night sometime.
w4j & Michelle climb one of the powdery hills near the Bauer bend:
Light snow falling...the sun breaking through....
Regrouping after the hill:
Fresh powder hides hidden holes that can swallow a man:
A couple of downhill runs, time to go check out Blue:
Gorgeous day in the woods! We all want to try it at night sometime.
2 PM
Biking (Trainer) 1:01:09 12.0 mi (11.8 mph)
ahr:120 max:133 shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
Today was a good day