Training Log Archive: kissy

Event: Ski-O & Snowshoe-O (RMOC)
 

My first O-meet as an official RMOCer! Drove to Eldora this morning for a Ski-O/Snowshoe-O. I think the drive there was the scariest part. Up into the foothills, on winding, snow/ice covered roads. I white-knuckled it the whole way, going very, very slowly, hoping that my NJ tags would buy me a little bit of sympathy from the drivers behind me. I think I need to start looking for a 4WD something.

The meet itself was an absolute blast, if not something of a lung-burner for me. The route to the first control was straight up a ski slope, granted it was a bunny-looking slope, but still! I had to stop 3 times just to catch my breath. Once I was on top, things got better. Didn't have any navigational errors at all, even though there were some tricky intersections with 5-6 trails coming in.

I was also welcomed very warmly by my RMOC buddies, including valet service from John Crowther at the download station. He assured me, though, that that was *not* the norm.

C • Tires 8

C • 4WD 3

Medium Snowshoe-O - Splits

After a longish work day, I didn't think I'd have enough time to get up to the hills for a hike before it got dark, so I took a loop around the Flats. It was such a beautiful day, almost impossible to believe that it's January in Laramie.