So Derek and I went X-country skiing on Saturday. It was my first attempt at a new snow sport since trying snowshoeing last year. Simple enough, it would seem. And for the most part it was. There was the occasional flailing of the arms and stabbing the snow in trying to keep my balance and the exhilaration of skiing down a gentle slope at a good speed and being able to stop at the bottom. Of course, being me.. Laura the Leper.. falling was only inevitable... It came somewhere between "hey, I think I've got this down" and "... uh.. maybe not...". Luckily, unlike my snowboarding excursions, there was none of the thunderous crashes that leave me lying motionless for several seconds as my mind slowly absorbs the shock of falling and crashing. I fell, only once (I think) when my skis caught an edge (or each other). I have to admit, it was helluva easier to get up than on downhill skis. My triceps got an awesome workout and my quads are slightly sore today, but it was a great time.
The skiing aside, weather was beautiful.. which the pictures here show. Aside from the occasional snomobiling "gangs" that passed us by, all was quiet around us most of the time. A serene scene it was as we skiied to the
family hideaway by the lake. We dug out the plywood board that covered the entrance to the cabin, a trickle jiggle here and there before the door was unlocked and we stopped in for lunch. Mom and dad had put in new carpet inthe cabin the summer before. I have to admit, I like it much better than the orange shag carpet that was there previously. It looked like they had begun putting up boards to cover up the sheetrock too. A work-in-progress, as always, but I love its "rustic" feel and how isolated I feel whenever I am up there. I snapped some pictures by the lake before we headed back down the road again.
The skiing aside, weather was beautiful.. which the pictures here show. Aside from the occasional snomobiling "gangs" that passed us by, all was quiet around us most of the time. A serene scene it was as we skiied to the
family hideaway by the lake. We dug out the plywood board that covered the entrance to the cabin, a trickle jiggle here and there before the door was unlocked and we stopped in for lunch. Mom and dad had put in new carpet inthe cabin the summer before. I have to admit, I like it much better than the orange shag carpet that was there previously. It looked like they had begun putting up boards to cover up the sheetrock too. A work-in-progress, as always, but I love its "rustic" feel and how isolated I feel whenever I am up there. I snapped some pictures by the lake before we headed back down the road again.
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