Cross Country Skiing

Cross Country Skiing in the Sand Dunes

February 15, 2013 Cross Country Skiing
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The ski trails were in pretty good condition this morning, which tends not to be the case due to all of the hikers that use the trails.

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It Snowed! It Snowed!

March 1, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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We finally got our first snow storm of the year, and gee it’s only March 1st. However, I’ll take what I can get, and I’m going to make the best of it. It’s kind of ironic that on the day of the first big snow of the year, I borrowed my 4×4 truck to the […]

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Still Not Enough To Ski Yet

February 24, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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We had some snow this week, finally, but not quite enough to ski yet. As many of you know, I’ve been waiting patiently (more like praying ) for God to bestow some lovely snow on my favorite cross country ski trails. Time is running out with spring right around the corner, some would say that winter […]

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No Snow-Fine I’ll Go Find My Own!!!

January 29, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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This year there really hasn’t been enough snow to do any cross country skiing around my neck of the woods, so instead I decided to find the snow myself. I traveled up to my Dad’s cabin on Leech Lake this weekend. One of the challenges of skiing across a big body of frozen water is […]

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OK No Snow-Then I’ll Hike

January 18, 2012 Cross Country Skiing
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As some of you know I’ve been ranting, complaining, and whining, because we haven’t had any snow here to speak off. I love to cross country ski and it’s a little hard to do with no snow. They’re even warning people to stay off of some lakes due to the warm weather. Come on, this is […]

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Snow Please!

March 23, 2011 Cross Country Skiing
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I’m going out on a limb here, but I’m guessing that there aren’t very many people praying for snow. I realize that this is the first week of spring, but heck if we can get a few inches it’ll all be gone in a few days. My thinking is that since it’s pretty crappy out there, at […]

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