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Big SEKI Loop – Trail Journal: Day 0

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Leaving the Comforts of Home

Strap on your dust wagons. It’s time to hit the trail.

Saturday, July 28th, 2018

I took a shower and now it’s time to put on my clothes that I will wear for the next 3 weeks. Excitement fills me up.

Oh wait, change of plans. Rachel’s bringing a small bag to leave clothes in our rental car. When we reach the car we can exchange the soiled stinky clothes for clean and fresh. Good idea. It will be nice to have clean clothes awaiting us at the end of our adventure.

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Skate skiing until my legs fall off

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This winter Jon and I have become fairly obsessed with skate skiing. We have been classic skiing (a type of Nordic skiing) since 2012. At the end of last year, we went to Play It Again Sports and each bought a pair of used skate skis and poles. We were both looking for a new challenge, and since skate and classic skiing are done on the same trail systems, it seemed natural to give skate skiing a try.

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