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Post by paleo on Feb 8, 2022 15:36:40 GMT -5
Breckinridge ski report We were on the lift at 8:35 this morning, skied peaks 9, 8, 7 and 6. We quit at 1:00 PM (we're old) with 22,000 vertical feet, skiing 23 miles with a top speed of 49 mph. It was windy up top, 35-40 mph wind but temperatures in the low 30s made for some great skiing.
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Post by paleo on Feb 7, 2022 16:08:18 GMT -5
Finally after two full weeks of skiing, I'm hitting my stride. Adjusted to the altitude and got the legs back in shape. This morning were on the 3rd chair up peak 6, over 12,000 ft.
We had 20,000 vertical ft skied by 1:00 pm, never over 50mph. it is a perfectly beautiful day.
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Post by paleo on Feb 6, 2022 17:10:23 GMT -5
Its been a beautiful day at Breckinridge. Cool this morning but we had 4-6 inches of powder to ski in today, life is good.
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Post by paleo on Feb 4, 2022 18:14:20 GMT -5
-6 in Avon this morning but it's going to get up into the mid 20s today. With sunshine it should be a good day for skiing. There's a candy store up on the mountain that I haven't stopped at yet this year so that is on my agenda today, lunch at Talons restaurant, at the bottom of the mens downhill course. Tomorrow we move to Breckinridge for a week of skiing there. I remember stopping at a trailside lodge at Beaver Creek one time and getting coffee, a box of cereal and a carton of milk and it was like $12, and this was in the 1990s! Don't break a leg, brudder! Bill, coffee or hot chocolate is about $4.00, chicken strips and fries are about $25.00. It crazy, but we usually eat a pretty big breakfast and take a sandwich and some trail mix to eat at noon. When the grandkids were here they always bought lunch, but that was expected and ok.
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Post by paleo on Feb 4, 2022 9:02:30 GMT -5
-6 in Avon this morning but it's going to get up into the mid 20s today. With sunshine it should be a good day for skiing. There's a candy store up on the mountain that I haven't stopped at yet this year so that is on my agenda today, lunch at Talons restaurant, at the bottom of the mens downhill course.
Tomorrow we move to Breckinridge for a week of skiing there.
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Post by paleo on Feb 3, 2022 11:36:36 GMT -5
It's -9 degrees in Avon, probably-15 up on the mountain. So if I was sking 30 mph in -15 degree temps the wind chil is - a whole bunch. Gonna sit today out, it'll be warmer tomorrow and I'll ski then.
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Post by paleo on Feb 2, 2022 15:18:16 GMT -5
A powder day at Beaver Creek. We were waiting at the lift when it opened this morning, we were on the third chair up, temp was 9 degrees. About 4-6 inches of powder, temperature at the top was zero. Fun, fun, fun!!
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Post by paleo on Feb 1, 2022 18:45:19 GMT -5
At ten PM for him the day is over No way that he'll remember how it went.
Paleo - His Happy Place
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Twosdae
Feb 1, 2022 10:55:48 GMT -5
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Post by paleo on Feb 1, 2022 10:55:48 GMT -5
I'm sitting in our condo in Avon, Colorado, looking up at the mountains. Yesterday I skied hard in rather icy conditions, I took the bus back home, got off the bus and started the 2 block walk to the condo. That's when I had a MAJOR cramp in my left calf. I unbuckled my boot and managed to limp home with some pretty intense pain.
It's still a little sore this morning, so I've decided to sit today out. Hopefully I'll be good to go tomorrow morning.
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Post by paleo on Jan 31, 2022 8:19:23 GMT -5
I hesitate to post this here, but tonight I was ordained as a minister in my church. I will be an associate pastor. Which means I will continue to do what I'm doing and more, I'm sure. Which is to reach out to hurting people, to love the unlovable, and be there when needed for whatever is needed. The church is First New Testament Church in Baton Rouge. Love you, friends. Congratulations!!
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Post by paleo on Jan 29, 2022 10:39:07 GMT -5
West bound and down!
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Post by paleo on Jan 28, 2022 22:11:30 GMT -5
I saw this product that is designed for splitting firewood. If I had a fireplace or woodstove, I think I'd like one of these bolted to a tree stump in my back yard. Certainly safer than swinging an axe around.
I have one of those.it works ok for making kindling out of relatively small pieces. It's of no value when it come to splitting up a big piece of wood.
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Post by paleo on Jan 25, 2022 21:25:58 GMT -5
Hope everything turn out ok
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Post by paleo on Jan 25, 2022 19:54:05 GMT -5
This morning Peyton Manning and Curt Warner were at a Hy Vee store in Cedar Falls filming some scenes for a Manning project. A friend of mine just happened to stop at the store and see them.
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Post by paleo on Jan 25, 2022 9:49:01 GMT -5
-9 degrees.
That is all.
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Post by paleo on Jan 23, 2022 14:45:28 GMT -5
I discussed this topic with a dog breeder/animal science professor years ago. He sold pups at about 8 weeks and the owners would routinely bring these pups back to his kennel for training. He said that they did not recognize each other. Despite his credentials, I don't believe him. I take my dogs, and my sons' dogs, to a dog park frequently. They tend to seek out and play with dogs of their own breed. We know dogs have an incredible sense of smell, I've met dogs and then gone several years without seeing them and when I do see them again just a couple smells and they know who I am. They also recognize voices/sounds but they're not as good at visual identification. I just met a dog, in a ski shop, on our last ski vacation, and the dog, normally avoiding people, came and sat down next to me, leaned up against me, put his head on me and wanted pets. Some of the people on the ski shop, that were watching, asked me if I was a dog whisperer, I said "yes I am" and they said, "we can see that". Anxious to go back and see how I'm greeted.
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Post by paleo on Jan 23, 2022 9:41:05 GMT -5
My daughter and family have 2 rescue dogs that they've adopted in the last couple years. One was a local dog the other was from the south, Alabama. Recently my daughter decided to have DNA tests done on them to see what breeds were in their genetic background. The results are back and the genetics was interesting but more interesting was the additional information. The test company said they had tested another dog that was Bear's brother, the Alabama dog, a dog named Barkley, and he lived near them! Last Saturday,after contacting Barkley's "parents" the dogs met. After much sniffing the dogs appeared to remember each other. They played and seemed to enjoy each other's company. A happy reunion brought about by DNA testing on a rescue dog.
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Saturday
Jan 22, 2022 10:57:00 GMT -5
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Post by paleo on Jan 22, 2022 10:57:00 GMT -5
Much warmer today. This morning I decided not to drive to the Rec Center, but instead to use the exercise room in my basement, elliptical, Air Dyne, treadmill and free weights. Worked up a good sweat. My next big task, after breakfast, is to go down to the barn and make sure the rodents have enough poison and make sure the battery maintainers are working.
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Post by paleo on Jan 21, 2022 9:39:22 GMT -5
Last Friday, while skiing at Beaver Creek, Co. I decided to take a lunch break outside and enjoy the warm temps and sunshine on the mountain. There were chairs out in front of the Spruce Saddle Lodge and I picked one and sat down to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery and weather. A couple soon came by and asked if the two chairs next to me were taken and I told them no, they were free for the taking.
They sat down and we started chatting, where you from, what do you like to ski, etc, etc. The guy told me he was from the land of corn, Michigan, and of course I countered with, have you ever been to Iowa? Turns out he had.
The guy sitting next to me was Kyle Hoffman, CEO/owner of Mean Mug Music and they had been the promoters of a show in Iowa City a couple years ago. They currently had shows going on a Aspen and Vail. We visited for an hour or so and then my daughter showed up and Kyle's lady friend asked my daughter to take their picture. Of course, she said she would, and I said I'd get out of my chair so I wouldn't be in the picture. No, the reason they wanted my daughter to take the picture was so the three of us could all be in the picture together. We got the pictures taken, exchanged contact information and went our separate ways to ski.
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Post by paleo on Jan 20, 2022 8:25:10 GMT -5
It's -8 outside but the coffee is hot. Truck goes in for an oil change at 9:00 am so I'll get to go out and enjoy this weather. In weather like this if I have to go out I wear some of my ski cloths, specifically level 4 Under Armour base layer, really warm when covered with a big down coat.
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