Outdoor Playtime

Activities to keep the old bod from atrophying

A Sunny but Cool Weekend

A Sunny but Cool Weekend

I went cross country skiing Saturday afternoon. It was wonderful seeing the sun and the bluest of blue skies. No wind was a plus too. We explored a few new trails, getting into the “harder” but not “hardest” trails yet. Only one nasty spill. I had my usual problem with going down a hill and having…

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

I picked up my son from the airport yesterday afternoon. The first stop was a second hand store where he was hoping he’d find some decent winter boots to get him through the weekend. Unfortunately, this did not happen but he did find a pretty cool leather coat. I found a couple belts, a Santa…

It’s All Relative

It’s All Relative

I was outside this morning for shoveling session number three. It was only about 8 degrees, with a real feel of around 2 below, but it seemed gorgeous out. There was no wind and the sun was shining. Quite a difference from yesterday. Plus, a funny thing happens to people who live somewhere that the…

Snowblower Test Run

Snowblower Test Run

I got the “opportunity” today to try out my little Toro snowblower. About 3 inches of heavy, wet snow fell onto a rainy, slushy, ice base that was the result of the rain that had fallen all yesterday afternoon. The mess gave my poor, little snowblower quite a workout. It also gave me quite a…

Vacation Wrap Up

Vacation Wrap Up

So as not to drag things out too long, I better wrap up and show the rest of my camping photos. How can there be so many photos in just 3 days? Amazing! Here’s a few pics of the Baptism River. This is a suspended (bouncy) bridge that crosses over it. And there were a…

Java’s Water Park

Java’s Water Park

I took a brief break from real life. The time away was way too brief, but too many irons in the fire to take more. I went on a two-night camping trip to Tettegouche State Park, near Silver Bay, MN. There’s too many photos to show all at once so I’ll post as I get…