Yesterday, Carolyn and I ventured off into the Uinta Mountains for some cross-country skiing. We got a late start, but we had plenty of time out and about. After an hour or so, we took a quick break to jump in the snow.
When we landed, we found ourselves shoulder-deep in it. After resuming skiing, we skied over water, and found a little shelter that we crawled into and I imitated Punxsutawney Phil. We also abused our cross-country skis by taking them downhill. It is very hard. We pretty much wiped out every time.
They say cross-country skiing burns around 500 calories an hour. If that’s the case, we probably burned nearly 2,000. So when we got home, we downed a midwestern meal of mozzarella sticks, beer, and ice cream, among other things (healthy living at its finest). I’m pretty sure we got those calories back.
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