Our second annual ski weekend saw us staying at Sun Peaks, BC, for 4 days. What a blast! We were renting a house that turned out to be super-nice (5 bedrooms, 4 baths, huge kitchen), super-convenient (right on the downhill and xc ski trails) and wonderful to relax in. We skied the xc ski trails […]
Happy thoughts and best wishes, love and peace for your body and soul … enjoy the holidays! Life in paradise (i.e. Winthrop, Washington) is so good that I am going to have a hard time leaving yet again. Can’t we delay the start of the semester just a little bit until the ski trails aren’t as good
Times have been hard and lonely since Kootenai passed away in August and I don’t think I will ever get over his departure. So I didn’t really know when I would be ready but last week decided to adopt a new dog from the SPCA. Her name is Keyla and she is a 3-year old
I have been a little lazy with keeping blog posts coming here … and I don’t even have a good excuse 🙂 Maybe I just got too busy with the end of the semester, lots of xc skiing, swimming and gym workouts. Christmas is getting closer and it sure has been cold around here (-3 to
Even though I have been back for 3 weeks, I am still trying to keep the sun of Hawaii inside of me for a little while longer! I do need it as the days are getting shorter, the lake swims less frequent (1-2 per week now but I have also started substituting with pool swims)
… The 2011 trail running season is completed, with the last two events (IRA XC series, first in Summerland and then in Vernon) being very enjoyable and fun! Summerland was a great course with a smaller group of racers participating, while the season finale in Vernon saw more runners which quickly spread out over the
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I just finished the second of racing three weekends in a row! On September 17, my annual pilgrimage to the Grand Columbian Triathlon in Grand Coulee was again a very enjoyable experience. The new race directors have brought back the Ironman distance and have even added a super tri for good measure … even longer than
Our trip to Manning Park (the second within a month) was fantastic! Another thing off the bucket list: “Climbing Frosty Mountain” – check! It was quite a long trip up and down the highest peak in the park (28km; 1200m elevation gain) but we were rewarded with spectacular views, wildflowers, gorgeous trails and great company.
Sorry, it’s been a while since I have posted news on this blog. All of August rushed by in a blur as I was trying to deal with the loss of my beloved dog. I will post more on this when I can stomach it. It’s still raw and hard to hold back the tears.
Well, it has come and gone, and I have now joined the “40-something” club! I had plenty of opportunity to celebrate my big birthday, and I am blessed with wonderful friends who partied with me. First, Mona (who also had a big birthday this month!) and I invited our cycling buddies to spend a weekend