Sunday, February 13, 2011

The Great Skate

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.
Artemis gets after it.

Franklin

me and the dogs ~

Nearing the top ~ thanks to Robert Earl Keen for the tunes to keep me cranking.

Bashful Dave gets his photo snapped.

Ever the lookout ~ Artemis.

successful timer shot ~

3 comments:

  1. I've heard skate skiing is great fun. I'd love to try it sometime. Can you rent them somewhere?

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  2. White Pine and Soldier Hollow both have rentals and instruction as far as I know

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  3. I 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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