February is the BEST Month!

Posted Sat, February 20, 2010 - 11:33 PM
skiing, stateparks

The last couple weeks have just been great for winter sports. We've had relatively warm temperatures - upper 20s in the day (sometimes higher) and teens at night, along with a high proportion of clear skies. With the sun moving up higher and higher, and the days getting longer, this has been a fabulous month to get out skiing.

Last weekend I drove up to Wild River and went for the longest ski I've ever done - a three-plus hour continuous tour of the Sunrise Trail to the Deer Creek loop. It was so warm, I overestimated my clothing requirement and had to change after 20 minutes - but toward the end, as the sun dipped below the hills west of Deer Creek, I had to change my mind again. That was right after I scared up a bunch of wild turkeys, about a dozen and a half of them strutting from the marshy Deer Creek flats into the hills to the west.

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Pimped Out

Posted Sat, February 20, 2010 - 9:03 PM
music, mymusic

Back in it again!

I'm still writing and recording my own music, even though I have a serious problem with going from 80% to 100%. I have about a half dozen songs at 80% right now.

But in the last month or so, I've been a little distracted by getting together with Corey and Mike to play music, like we were doing five years ago. Mike rented a practice space off of University Avenue, Corey moved his drums from his basement, where they didn't get any use, to the space, and suddenly - here we are!

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The City of Lakes Loppet

Posted Fri, February 12, 2010 - 8:45 PM
skiing, photography

Last weekend was the 2010 City of Lakes Loppet, a full two days of ski-related events and races. On Sunday, I went out to Wirth Park with the camera to catch some of the action.

Here are some of my favorite pictures; go to the gallery for the full collection.

Classic skiers coming up to the aid station at Wirth Parkway.

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