Cross Country Skiing

[Kernyl]

Congrats! I didn't end up making it out today. Stupid cough kept me up all night. Did get out for a winter walk, but will try for nordic again on Tuesday.

[Crankin]

I am now regretting our plans to stay with friends in Harwich and do a very fancy New Years Eve at the Chatham Bars Inn. I want to ski.
But, I may get out Wednesday morning. My client at 2:30 lives in Pepperell, not very far from Windblown. But, I will have to clean myself up before I go. Who wants to see a sweaty therapist? Or, if the snow is still decent, I can go to Great Brook Farm, 6 miles from my house.

[ridebikeme]

I love it when we figure out our schedules so that we get everything accomplished that we need/have to, BUT also find time to get outside and play!! Have a great time on your ski's, and I'm sure your session with your client will benefit from your ski outing as well!!

[DebW]

I did my first ski of the season yesterday on the Western Greenway trail near my house in Waltham. It was wonderful. There are some wide carriage roads and some narrow winding woods trails that made for interesting skiing. Did 6 miles and could have gone further. More trails to explore. This afternoon I'll be skiing at Estabrook Woods in Concord.

[ridebikeme]

Well, it's a beautiful day here, although perhaps abit cool with 15-25MPH wind... but all in all, no complaints here. Shanna (my four legged friend) and I got out for about 4-5 miles, not a huge distance but nice to be out and have time to get some projects done around the house, ride the trainer etc...

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

[Crankin]

Deb, how were the conditions in Estabrook? Every time I've gone to ski there, it's been incredibly icy and I gave up. I have done a lot of snow shoeing there, though.

[DebW]

The snow was nice packed powder, but it was thin and you had to watch out for rocks. I started in Carlisle, skied down Estabrook Rd., then up Two Rod Rd. to Stearns Rd.

Well, it's a beautiful day here, although perhaps abit cool with 15-25MPH wind... but all in all, no complaints here. Shanna (my four legged friend) and I got out for about 4-5 miles, not a huge distance but nice to be out and have time to get some projects done around the house, ride the trainer etc...

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

[SheFly]

Deb - were the blowdowns on Two Rod Rd (down close to the pond) out of the trail? Riding in there has been an issue since a microburst went through around the time of Hurricane Sandy. HUGE trees down in just one section of the woods.

We skied at Foss Farm on Monday. Conditions were good, but we need a bit more snow. The section that runs along the Concord River was all ice - added to the adventure .

And Ridebikeme - we were in Bethel over the holidays. Snow-shoed Mt Will in the Thursday storm, snowmobiled up to Andover from Newry, and skied at Great Glen in the Saturday snow! We did have to plow about 6 times, but I LOVED it! So happy to be out on the skis for a change of pace.

SheFly