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| The big bend in the Upper Buskin River canyon |
All last week the XC skiing on the Upper Buskin River was taunting me. The ski conditions were marginal and the river half frozen. Back in town I'd wake up to a dusting of snow and cold temperatures and I'd think, 'Today will be the day - Today I'll be able to go up the canyon'. And then I'd drive to the Upper Buskin after work and find that the conditions were still marginal (See Saturday morning post below). Still it was not all bad - the skiing might have been marginal but the scenics were spectacular.
So yesterday I woke up to an inch of new snow at my house, and had high yet tempered hopes. I drove out in the afternoon and found 3 or 4 inches of new snow - Whooooo hooooo! I skied down to the river through a winter wonderland. All the bushes and trees were draped in powder snow and no more rocks in the trail to worry about. I got to the river and it was a snow covered highway all the way up to the small waterfall at the head of the canyon. My absolute favorite place to cross country ski is back in business! Patrick
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| A selfie at the small waterfall turn around point - I had to rush to get into the picture! |
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