Cross-country skiing gets us out in the woods, into the wilderness.
Every Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend for years, we've been skiing to Greeley Pond in Waterville Valley, NH. Waterville is unique in that it is surrounded by the White Mountain national forest - really wild country. While we had our teenytiny condo at WV we used to drag the kids -- and our dog Mocha --- on the 90 minute cross-country trek out to see the frozen pond. The kids always preferred the ski back; a long gradual downhill. Nice!
This weekend our wonderful life long friends, Laurie and Richard,invited us to ski and ice climb with them. They are lucky enough to live in New Hampshire with panoramic views of the White Mountains. Jim and Richard enjoy the riggors of ice climbing; digging the spikes of the ice axes into the hard surface as they pull themselves along the frozen stream to the top. Laurie and I enjoy gliding along groomed trails, stopping to take photos, and sipping peppermint tea in a warm Yurt.
I like this photo of Laurie. She loves winter and sharing a wilderness adventure in the snow with me!
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