today Dave and i hit the Black Sheep Espresso Shop, then the Great Basin Bakery to load up for some serious skate skiing. i actually drank quite a bit of nuun on the drive up to the trailhead by Tom's Place off of 395 north of Bishop, CA. i just wanted to get some fresh air and get the dogs out for a romp ~ Dave wanted to get at least 2 hours in for a race he is training for from Tahoe to Truckee in a couple of weeks.
the temps were between 40 and 50 degrees, the sun was shining, and the conditions were great. we skated for about 2 and a half hours, starting around 8,000 ft of elevation and skiing up to about 10,200. i seriously think i must have about 100 "top ten days" in the outdoors, and this was one of them.
what a great skate. Dave and i hit the Smokehouse meat store for sandwiches afterwards. then, i went into the grocery store to get a coffee for the drive back to Tonopah, and came out to find Artemis chowing down on the half-sandwich i had saved for dinner tonight. back to the Smokehouse... and i got another sandwich. we burned a lot of calories today~
photo essay below tells the full story: this is one thing about Tonopah that i will miss... going to Bishop! now i understand what all the fuss is about. it's a great little town.
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| Artemis gets after it. |
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| Franklin |
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| me and the dogs ~ |
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| Nearing the top ~ thanks to Robert Earl Keen for the tunes to keep me cranking. |
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| Bashful Dave gets his photo snapped. |
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| Ever the lookout ~ Artemis. |
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| successful timer shot ~ |
I've heard skate skiing is great fun. I'd love to try it sometime. Can you rent them somewhere?
ReplyDeleteWhite Pine and Soldier Hollow both have rentals and instruction as far as I know
ReplyDeleteI have yet to try the Smokehouse. It's on my do-list. Sounds like your dogs have good taste in food.
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