The racing schedules for this summer have just been posted and it looks like everything stacks up almost perfectly for me! When I say perfectly I mean that there is very little conflict of interest in where I intend to direct my attention each weekend for basically every weekend of the summer. It’s simple, choose […]
Continue ReadingI was tempted to just post some photos and let them tell the story, but that made me feel like I was shortchanging such a fantastic trip, so I’ll have to tell the stories as well. The first is the mid-night arrival of part of our skiing crew. My cell phone rang a few minutes […]
Continue ReadingSkied in to Egypt Lake Cabin on Feb 20 this year starting from the parking lot of Sunshine Ski resort. The first day was about 13 kms over Healy Pass, a tough uphill for a good stretch and then some really spectacular skiing above treeline over the pass before descending back into the trees through […]
Continue ReadingThe Birkebeiner is a 55 km ski race that happens annually just east of Edmonton at Blackfoot recreation area. It’s a Norwegian themed event in commemoration of a story of way back along time ago when some Norse guys saved the baby prince of Norway by carrying him 55 km on their backs to safety… […]
Continue ReadingIt took a few months of contemplation as to whether or not I was actually going to shell out for another bike seat. I have a full season on my current seat which is a Profile Design Tri-Stryke. After looking around online I figured that I have put it through about 30-40% of it’s lifespan […]
Continue ReadingPacked up from work early on Friday (Aug 3) and headed out to Jasper for a long weekend of backpacking to celebrate the single life of Derek and wait with anticipation for the beginning of his new life with Jackie. More pictures are available in the Backpacking 2007 Gallery We headed out starting on the […]
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