Winter Projects

[Susan126]

Hi Lifesgreat,
Last winter I started snowshoeing, and in fact I started a whole thread on snowshoeing here on the forums:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...light=snowshoe
You may find some good info there, and I hope to continue the thread this winter too. Feel free to post there specifically concerning snowshoeing.

I absolutely LOVED snowshoeing last winter. I shoed through town (before the plows and shovelers came through) and I shoed through a trail near ius in the woods, and once I drove and met a girlfriend in a nature reserve where we shoed over windy fields and around ponds.
Shoeing over fresh snow with no trail yet is a HUGE workout for your heart and legs.

I "might" order a custom bike this winter...so that would keep me plenty busy too- worrying about and planning all the details.

Losing 35 lbs is a BIG goal. I find it really hard to lose weight in winter- i get to craving fats and hearty food too much. My appetite is less when it's hot out. Good luck with that!

Hey thanks for the snowshoeing link Lisa! I never realized there was one! I too snowshoe during the winter months. Joe and I LOVE it!

Snowshoeing Pictures

and we also love to mountain bike through the winter months. I also go to the gym a lot during the winter. Last year I was pretty lame and did not do my usual winter activities and it showed in the spring when I started riding again. This year I hope to keep on track and keep active through the winter to keep my conditioning!

Also, my hubby breaks down all of our bikes (all seven) and completely over hauls them. He does this twice a year; in the spring and in late autumn early winter. It's something to watch. I think he loves working on bikes as much if not more than riding them!

Yea, we have snow here in the cascade mountains already! An early winter or a freakish storm?

Main thing . . . keep active, be safe, have fun this winter, and look forward to a great spring summer 2008!

Anyone have any big rides planned for 2008?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey thanks for the snowshoeing link Lisa! I never realized there was one! I too snowshoe during the winter months. Joe and I LOVE it!

Snowshoeing Pictures

I look forward to hearing about your snowshoeing adventures on the snowshoe thread this winter. Those are INCREDIBLE BEAUTIFUL pictures!!!
What is that bird?? Where on earth do you live? Those snow covered trees and mountains are incredible. YOu must have long winters there?

As we speak my DH is outside with one of his bikes all taken apart, cleaning around the brake parts with Q-tips. He too loves working on his bikes. ...Sure is nice to have a good looking bike mechanic in the house, that's for sure!

[East Hill]

Gray Jay! Or, Whiskyjack or Camp Robber.

We live in the beautiful PNW, so I would suspect that Susan and Joe snowshoe somewhere around this:



Mount Rainier, in alpengow.

East Hill

[roadie gal]

I'll be on the trainer in the loft. I'm hoping to talk myself into getting on it twice a week.

Snowshoeing is the best! That's what we do all winter to exercise the dogs (and us).

[onimity]

I'm packing up my bike and going to the southern hemisphere! (touring in Patagonia...it will still be cold!)

Actually, the weather in Colorado is good for cycling year-round assuming that we don't have big snow storms like last year.

Beautiful snowshoeing pictures!

Anne

[short cut sally]

My winter goal..ride outdoors if possible depending on road conditions. I usually x-country ski, walk on the treadmill or do the eliptical. I would love to learn to snowshoe. Actually thinking about it. I think I could get more use out of them than the ski's. My Thursday riding partner is thinking about snowshoes also, so maybe we will venture together. No bike restorations here. Not mechanically inclined at all. I can clean my bike and that's it. The bike shop does everything else. My personal goal is lose 10#'s over the winter..but that's a challenge in itself.

[Trek420]

Winter bike project? I'll be remodeling the condo.

[crazycanuck]

Heee heee...winter's on it's way..heeee.

Snowshoeing x-country skiing

C

[Bklynmom]

My winter sport will be running on the treadmill in the gym and lifting weights - got to get some serious power in those legs for the Spring. I am hoping the running will help the aerobic fitness and help continue the weight loss too.

I plan on getting winter biking gear, but I am skipping hard core winter riding -- too much of a princess, I hate being cold and stiff.

Anyone actually try those places where you put your bike on the trainer and they have a DVD of a ride? There's a new one near us, and I figure once a week on that for December through March would help keep the bike brain and body going. Spinning too, which comes with the Y membership we pay for anyway.

[northstar]

Hopefully getting the road bike up on a trainer...continuing to run...

But I think I'm going to give Nordic Skiing a whirl this year. We have two golf courses within three miles of our house and they both groom trails. I really enjoy being outdoors in the winter, but haven't gotten into any specific activity (other than snowmobiling when I was a kid...not an option anymore!).

Snowshoeing sounds intriguing too...might have to try both before I start acquiring equipment...

I'm depressed thinking that autumn will be so fleeting, but my Norwegian blood loves snappy winter air and snow. Can't help but look forward to it...

[quint41]

1) Get on the trainer and get back to the gym.
2) Upgrade shifters.
3) Upgrade wheels.
4) Lose 10 lbs.
5) Come out of the chute like a thoroughbred next spring!

[Pax]

Since I live in a state of perpetual hot flash and this summer was back-side-of-the-sun hot here in Central IL AND my allergies were just rotten, I plan to ride this winter. I'm layering up and heading out!

[Susan126]

Gray Jay! Or, Whiskyjack or Camp Robber.

We live in the beautiful PNW, so I would suspect that Susan and Joe snowshoe somewhere around this:



Mount Rainier, in alpengow.

East Hill

Ding ding ding ding . . . give East Hill a cigar . . . errrrr . . . a latte! She hit the nail on the head. Yep, Joe and I snowshoe on Mount Rainier. Those pictures were taken the day we drove to Narada Falls Parking lot and started from there. It was a glorious day as you can see! Beautiful. I know those birds as camp robbers. I don't know their real names. They are little beggers! LOL Always looking for a handout and very bold! At least in the winter and on that day! We had sat down for lunch and they showed up!

By the way . . . beautiful picture East Hill! Did you take it?

[Beane]

hopefully, my winter activities will include learning how to skijor, riding on a trainer, and perhaps a downhill ski trip or two.

[Mr. Bloom]

I'm joining the "Y" and going to work on core muscle groups. Silver and I suffer from SAD and struggle through January, so I want to be in good shape before we get depressed!