Last year Quent bought me some skis and I was only able to use them one time because of circumstances (such as having my appendectomy). I don't feel comfortable on skis as I don't really know how to ski. So Quent is slowly helping me learn how to use my skis. It will probably be awhile before I'm ready for the big hills. So far I've been using skins on the skis, which help get good a good grip. So we ski around muskegs. It's like snow-shoeing, but with skis. I'm finding I have a love for muskegs. The land has it's own personality and I just enjoy the adventure of not knowing what comes next in the winter wonderland. There are bumps and dips (which I found myself in once), and it's just so beautiful! So for my birthday (December 23rd) and the day before, we skied.
These first few photos are from the 22nd. Both times Jeralyn was in a backpack on Quent's back. She loved it! We took some video which I will have to upload soon. She loved going down the little hills with her daddy. We bundled her up nice and warm! She had mittens on, and then over the mittens we put some of Quent's socks to help her stay extra warm. She was nice and toasty!
We had to go up an incline that was steeper than I was used to on skis, so Quent had to show me how to get up it. I was making a dorky face as I was working my way up.
And then I got too warm and had to take off my hat and unzip my jacket. It's a good workout!
December 23rd (aka, my 31st birthday):
Apparently, I liked it!
We were in the same area as the day before, but across the road on an old ski slope that's no longer maintained. The slope is probably more like a bunny hill in most places, but it was scary looking for me. Ha! We went up it and then down. When we were going down there were some snowmobiles (known as "snow machines" in Alaska) coming up the hill, which made me a little nervous.
Sweet girl getting ready to go down a more exciting slope with Daddy. Video to come soon!
And here's a picture I took with my phone. It was gorgeous!
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