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Category: XCFeeds
A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.
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OAR: I Feel Home
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In the Trailer W/ Johnny: Track 2
pMotown Phil Bowen offers up track 2: the Hold Steady, Stay Positive./p
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The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
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The Fight Of Our Lives
The Fight Of Our Lives, an article written for SkiTrax Magazinebr /br /I remember the call. No, not the call, not the one announcing cancer’s finality. No, I’m talking about the one that comes before, telling of cancer’s arrival. The call hits just as hard as being blindsided by a big rig. Scientific-sounding words dazing my mind much as a backyard brawler’s flurry of jabs and punches might. Undifferentiated anaplastic carcinoma… rectum cancer… highly malignant… massive, aggressive growth… At the start, as in the end, these words make little sense as we hear our friends and family given their chances to keep on eating, breathing, loving life and loving one another distilled into the cold, clinical, exacting nature of numerology. br /br /First I think, no, this can’t be. Then, wait, what does this mean? Sure the odds aren’t so good, but miracles happen everyday, right? Then, I become numb – not knowing how to think or to feel or to react. Then comes the guilt. When did I last see them? When did I last tell them what they mean to my life? When did we last share a simple moment, a good conversation, enough time and the presence to soak it all in? br /br /Twice my grandmother’s been given a Russian roulette’s chance at life because of cancer. Twice my Dad told me, “It doesn’t look good. But your Grandmother’s a fighter. She’s not going to give in to this.” Twice my Dad’s been right. Twice my grandmother’s beaten the odds. Twice she’s beaten cancer back. br / br /Four years ago, Vidar Loefshus was my ski coach. Then, after the 2006 Torino Olympics, Vidar moved back to Norway. In the spring of 2008, at the urging of his girlfriend, Vidar went to the doctor where he was diagnosed with rectum cancer. Vidar is the kind of coach you hope one day you get the chance to work with. Because of Vidar, I am a better skier. Because of Vidar’s influence and example, I’m a better person. I cannot think of higher praise to give my friend.br /br /I try to get a handle on cancer by thinking about it as a pie. I slice the pie in thirds. One of those slices, the biggest of the three slices, represents those of us today, statistically speaking, who will get cancer. My generation, the statistics are even more sobering. Flip a coin. Tails you’re lucky. Heads you’ve got a date with cancer, with chemo, with radiation, a dance with death. I can’t help but think there’s probably nobody reading this who hasn’t been directly affected by cancer. br /I also can’t help but think about this as Vidar and I sit down at a hotel lobby in Beitostolen, Norway with the World Cup opener around the corner. “It came as a kind of shock – a real shock,” says Vidar as he tells me about his fight with cancer, which left him pooping into a bag and physically scarred, if not psychologically. “I think if this is the way I’m to end my life, I had a good life. I was thinking like this.”br /br /During his six-week chemo and radiation course, Vidar road his bike, standing on the pedals the whole way because he couldn’t sit down on the plushest couch, let alone his bike seat. Five kilometers to the hospital; chemotherapy and radiation; five kilometers back home. Vidar’s personal way of showing the middle finger to the big C. br /br /“There’s quite a bit of psychology in this. I think many people in athletics are strong-minded in meeting challenges. I don’t know. This is my feeling. I’ve always felt I’m strong in the mind. When this came around, I said, ‘I’m going to fight this.” I didn’t read much about the cancer or nothing. I put my trust in my doctors and hospitals that they were going to help me and I’m going to fight this as hard as I can the whole way. I was not going to give into the cancer. I didn’t ever surrender. I never gave up. I’d like to think this made a difference. But we are not created equal. Nor do we all face the same obstacles. Sometimes we have an unlucky lottery ticket. Sometimes we’re not in a position to fight it.”br /br /Sean McCabe was one of these unlucky lottery ticket holders. “My, my, hey, hey, the king is gone,” goes the radio song. But Sean, you’re far from forgotten. I remember picking up the telephone, talking to you about going to the University of Utah. Thanks for the advice. I appreciated it then. I appreciate it now. I also remember staying in the studio above your workshop last Christmas, the low rumble and humm of woodworking machines putting me to sleep between training sessions. Or the little daily conversations we’d have – about art, sport or otherwise. You said, “In my life, I’ve been blessed to see color.” When I take in the colors of a pretty sunset or bask in the alpenglow at the end of a winter’s day, I’m the one blessed; that got to know you. I’m sorry that when you gave cancer a big middle finger, instead of getting the life you knew back you got six months. It just doesn’t seem right. But like my Grandmother and Vidar, you’ve molded others into a better shape. For this and more, thank you Sean. Your memory lives on.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2691525267872963085-6655764459956806004?l=in-the-arena-torin.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Only Hell is Hotter
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaLDAJqB5I/AAAAAAAAAQA/nxoBOZzDCHA/s1600/IMG_0142.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaLDAJqB5I/AAAAAAAAAQA/nxoBOZzDCHA/s320/IMG_0142.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406161286401230738″ //adivdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaLColL-nI/AAAAAAAAAP4/nUjrIcF9RGk/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaLColL-nI/AAAAAAAAAP4/nUjrIcF9RGk/s320/IMG_0143.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406161280074250866″ //a/divdivdiv style=”text-align: center;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;”br //span/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”Yep. You read it right the first time. Basically we are one step below the heat found in Hell itself, us Cross Country skiers. So all you people who thought you picked the dorkiest sport possible, you can pat yourselves on the back and maybe strip down to your spandex on your next ski. Own it, because our sport is not only silver to Hell it is:/divbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaJaD5dJBI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Bv-ItMdM8HA/s1600/IMG_0145.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ObMdc4mpVIg/SwaJaD5dJBI/AAAAAAAAAPg/Bv-ItMdM8HA/s320/IMG_0145.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406159483520754706″ //a/divdivdiv style=”text-align: left;”span class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;”br //span/divdiv style=”text-align: center;”Yep, that’s right, cool./divdiv style=”text-align: center;”br //divdiv /divdivThe FIS World Cup season starts tomorrow with a 10K Freestyle in Beitostolen, Norway. We have been here for the last 10 days and were able to get a couple races (a 10K Freestyle even!) under our belt on tomorrow’s course. Things are going well here and all the other teams have arrived now. There is a 4x5k and 4x10k relay on Sunday for the men and women, and we have been desperately trying to put a women’s team together. If we are able to, we will be a North American team, stealing one of the Canadians for our own and likely wouldn’t count in the results, as we would be a mixed team. However, the goal for us antsy girls is simply to be able to put a team together so we can race, so not counting in the final results is not an issue for us. Results for the weekend can be found at the new FIS cross country website below. Tally Ho!/divdivbr //divdiv /div
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West Yellowstone
After 20 hours of driving Dan and I arrived in West Yellowstone early this afternoon. We didn’t waste much time and were on the ski trails as quick as we could. It was a perfect day for the first ski of the year- sunny, 33 degrees and awesome tracks. It was so great to finally be here and be on snow. The few days leading up to the trip were pretty crazy with trying to get things ready for over a month on the road. I had pole tips to switch from rollerski tips to snow baskets, meet with Sten, wax about 25 pairs of skis, pack my bags and train twice a day. But now that I am here I just have one thing to do—ski!
The open road….20 hours of it! We finally saw snow just outside of Bozeman.
First ski of the year and it was AWESOME!
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Johnny Walking
pSubmit your “most hood nordic”* ski walking photo to johnnyklister@gmail.com and win 10 JohnnyKlister stickers. (Inspired by the endless number of one-way stickers being handed out by the Steinbock fellows.)/p
p*Hunter Karnedy inspired./p
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South to West
Silver Star is a 14 hour drive from West Yellowstone. By Tuesday morning, it was time to leave my home away from home for the first half of November. We got out for a short ski in the morning then packed up the car for a road trip. The weather could not have been better and we made great time on our journey.
We spent the night at my Grandparents half-way through the drive. It was great to catch up with everyone in Idaho. After a big breakfast on Wednesday, more than enough to get me through the day, we continued on to Bozeman. Leif and Kristina stayed in Bozeman and I hopped in the van with Fish for the remained of the drive to West Yellowstone. As Donovan says, it’s one of the best drives in the country. On the route, we came across some big horn sheep getting their daily dose of road salt.
Big Horn Sheep in Big Sky Country
We pulled into West Yellowstone in time for a big pasta feed with the Team. Great to be back in West!
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Classic Sprint Practice Concludes Nationals Week(s)
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJw2lKpSI/AAAAAAAABmk/Vtr0dc8RCw0/s1600/IMG_0932.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJw2lKpSI/AAAAAAAABmk/Vtr0dc8RCw0/s400/IMG_0932.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405948768850453794″ //abr /Warming up. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJVSjiHiI/AAAAAAAABmc/Keztt9cyGas/s1600/IMG_0941.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJVSjiHiI/AAAAAAAABmc/Keztt9cyGas/s400/IMG_0941.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405948295323459106″ //aSisterly love.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJAZMLQlI/AAAAAAAABmU/9dPfuf4ZKUg/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXJAZMLQlI/AAAAAAAABmU/9dPfuf4ZKUg/s400/IMG_0958.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947936327287378″ //aEach fall we have our “Nationals Week” and simulate the races at Sr. Nationals. This fall we wanted to train well in early November so we spread the four races over two weeks. This allowed us to get in the Time Trials and train 12-15 hours/week. The goal was to train well and get race practice. Today we had our final TT, a classic sprint race.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXIuImGFJI/AAAAAAAABmM/yiSb89XrZoQ/s1600/IMG_0954.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXIuImGFJI/AAAAAAAABmM/yiSb89XrZoQ/s400/IMG_0954.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947622634951826″ //a We used our double pole test as the prelim and then had two heats. We ran a modified Australian Pursuit for the heats (we started the slowest from the prelims first, but didn’t give them their full time back as a lead). This worked very well because everyone could start with a chance to win his or her heat. br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXIdZXTZwI/AAAAAAAABmE/iusrrAOwNBA/s1600/IMG_0952.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXIdZXTZwI/AAAAAAAABmE/iusrrAOwNBA/s400/IMG_0952.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947335078536962″ //abr /Prelim times were: Skyler 2:43, Bridger 2:53, J Austin 2:59, Austin 3:00, Walker 3:06, Heather 3:15, Tyler 3:20, Mac 3:30, Gage 3:48. Rachel 3:50, Izzy 3:53, Hallie 4:15, Issy p 4:17, Brooke 4:34. Congrats to Tyler, Mac and Brooke for setting PR’s on a slow day (cool and damp).br /For the series, Skyler and Heather were overall winners with the Caldwell twins each placing second. Everyone had some good races and learned some lessons that should help this winter. Congratulations to all! br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXH9Kep-GI/AAAAAAAABl8/8TkuT7yX8So/s1600/IMG_0984.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXH9Kep-GI/AAAAAAAABl8/8TkuT7yX8So/s400/IMG_0984.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405946781327030370″ //abr /Brooke and Bridger won the two “flat” Heats.a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHf2mLhMI/AAAAAAAABl0/wQoK69rDaic/s1600/IMG_0977.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHf2mLhMI/AAAAAAAABl0/wQoK69rDaic/s400/IMG_0977.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405946277773673666″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHWUYj5nI/AAAAAAAABls/dmxaYnUB-yM/s1600/IMG_0987.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHWUYj5nI/AAAAAAAABls/dmxaYnUB-yM/s400/IMG_0987.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405946113970923122″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHEmeXd1I/AAAAAAAABlk/88wiSNH0sFA/s1600/IMG_0978.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXHEmeXd1I/AAAAAAAABlk/88wiSNH0sFA/s400/IMG_0978.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945809589466962″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXGzd1oAoI/AAAAAAAABlc/hTglxRNea8U/s1600/IMG_0990.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXGzd1oAoI/AAAAAAAABlc/hTglxRNea8U/s400/IMG_0990.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405945515213324930″ //abr /J. Austin putting the hurt down to win the uphill Heat.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXGIAd4KhI/AAAAAAAABlU/gPAqM-cLuYo/s1600/IMG_0993.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXGIAd4KhI/AAAAAAAABlU/gPAqM-cLuYo/s400/IMG_0993.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405944768594717202″ //aWalker, above, and Issy P, below, striding it out during the final Heat.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXF4nAVieI/AAAAAAAABlM/CunAaDIEE6g/s1600/IMG_0996.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXF4nAVieI/AAAAAAAABlM/CunAaDIEE6g/s400/IMG_0996.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405944504061888994″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXFliK0kVI/AAAAAAAABlE/7N6u3O4c770/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXFliK0kVI/AAAAAAAABlE/7N6u3O4c770/s400/IMG_0974.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405944176346173778″ //abr /Instant video feedback.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXFOsS08PI/AAAAAAAABk8/sQe_p4MhtSI/s1600/IMG_0968.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXFOsS08PI/AAAAAAAABk8/sQe_p4MhtSI/s400/IMG_0968.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405943783927116018″ //a The gang is all smiles after two tough weeks.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXE-6xUTpI/AAAAAAAABk0/-dfsBGnC5tI/s1600/IMG_0970.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwXE-6xUTpI/AAAAAAAABk0/-dfsBGnC5tI/s400/IMG_0970.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405943512935190162″ //adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-105766643216505667?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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In the Trailer W/ Johnny: Track 1
pThe call went out to skiers across the nordic universe. We’re putting together 20 tracks. The Johnny Klister Trailer Mix. Track One is strong, without subtly and with a flash of anger here and there. (Kind of like this blog) Props to Corkdog for setting the tone. Got a track and haven’t shared? johnnyklister@gmail.com/p
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LL Cool J “Mama Said Knock You Out”
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Mid-Week Weekend
In most people’s lives, the weekend is fundamentally different from the week. In my life, this isn’t really the case. That’s partly because we train every day so no days are really always off, and partly because I never work, so no days are really “on” either. It’s kind of cool, but I rarely know the day of the week.
This also mean I can go somewhere for a couple days at any time of the week. I was lucky last week because one of my good friends from college is at home in New Hampshire while he’s in between jobs. So I went to visit him last Monday morning, and came back on Wednesday. We kept on calling it a weekend, by accident. Not sure if that’s because we didn’t know, or because it felt like a weekend.
Anyways, hanging out with Will made me realize that there’s a lot of people connected to skiing that aren’t too well known and probably should be. I know a few of these people. Most are boys. So with all that in mind, I’m now going to present all the readers of this blog with:
Green Skiing’s Most Eligible Batchelors, Volume 1: Will Tyson
Will is an almost 6 foot, 165 pound blond heartbreaker. His greatest feature is his hair, which is long and blond and has tons of volume. It’s awesome and all the ladies always love it. He isn’t afraid to work it either, and once even had a rat-tail for a full semester.
He grew up in southwestern New Hampshire and went to Colby, and he’s now onto some bigger stuff. After spending 5 months working in Wyoming, he’s back home until early January, when he moves out to Idaho to work in the backcountry tracking wolverines. Seriously. Wolverines.
He’s quite a catch, and he knows it. But he won’t show it off. And that’s why he deserves this. There’s so much about him that any lady can enjoy, and that’s where I come in. Here’s a few things you should know, and if any of this (or all of this) interests you, just let me know at matthew.todd.briggs@gmail.com.
He plays the guitar, piano, and sings. And he does it all really well.
He only wears fitted collared shirts and his nicest pair of dress pants are khaki colored Carhartts.
He only shampoos every once in a few months, and when he does, it’s Herbal Essence Body Envy.
He runs and bikes and climbs rocks. And if you want him to, he’ll dust off the rollerskis and get out there. He even joined me for intervals.
He’s a dirty soccer player.
He’s of the best dancers you’ll ever meet, and that’s one thing he’ll never hesitate to show off. His favorite songs are Love Song by Sara Bareilles and anything by the police.
He’s got more than his fair share of wristwatches, trash bags, and brains.
And most important of all, he’s single. And looking.
You’re welcome. If you need any more convincing, see the pictures below.
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Fading Daylight and Compartment Syndrome
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlvuzCTWI/AAAAAAAABks/wPHACCOpwZs/s1600/IMG_0850.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlvuzCTWI/AAAAAAAABks/wPHACCOpwZs/s400/IMG_0850.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405557323441786210″ //aWe had a relaxing classic distance ski today. We took to the back roads, paved and smooth dirt, because during these fall afternoons the colors tend to fade as the sun goes down.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRljkCgsvI/AAAAAAAABkk/cHgF4bxr1zQ/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRljkCgsvI/AAAAAAAABkk/cHgF4bxr1zQ/s400/IMG_0857.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405557114395472626″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlXtkHwWI/AAAAAAAABkc/N_62O0vzodk/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlXtkHwWI/AAAAAAAABkc/N_62O0vzodk/s400/IMG_0853.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405556910793933154″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlJ8Ek9wI/AAAAAAAABkU/WowvQqPBA_0/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRlJ8Ek9wI/AAAAAAAABkU/WowvQqPBA_0/s400/IMG_0859.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405556674169992962″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRk4Ip0qOI/AAAAAAAABkM/YeIFe_kgJBw/s1600/IMG_0885.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRk4Ip0qOI/AAAAAAAABkM/YeIFe_kgJBw/s400/IMG_0885.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405556368309790946″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkt7tjPqI/AAAAAAAABkE/Dk8EnWn3YLM/s1600/IMG_0886.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkt7tjPqI/AAAAAAAABkE/Dk8EnWn3YLM/s400/IMG_0886.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405556193037074082″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkeUg43PI/AAAAAAAABj8/D3FzuQeXW4g/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkeUg43PI/AAAAAAAABj8/D3FzuQeXW4g/s400/IMG_0877.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405555924816944370″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkPzwz2LI/AAAAAAAABj0/mxIfGKUKg5g/s1600/IMG_0884.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 244px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkPzwz2LI/AAAAAAAABj0/mxIfGKUKg5g/s400/IMG_0884.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405555675507185842″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkCJIvj_I/AAAAAAAABjs/-B-MbM0grnk/s1600/IMG_0869.JPG”img style=”float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRkCJIvj_I/AAAAAAAABjs/-B-MbM0grnk/s400/IMG_0869.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405555440726544370″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRj2e_fFgI/AAAAAAAABjk/V3nO4otGnwk/s1600/IMG_0893.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRj2e_fFgI/AAAAAAAABjk/V3nO4otGnwk/s400/IMG_0893.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405555240434865666″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRjoe0VWdI/AAAAAAAABjc/Cw-vjD3Ei5o/s1600/IMG_0880.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/SwRjoe0VWdI/AAAAAAAABjc/Cw-vjD3Ei5o/s400/IMG_0880.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405554999869921746″ //aCambria McDermott had compartment syndrome and was operated on 2 1/2 weeks ago. She has been busy working with our trainer on rehab and upper body strength. Today she got to ride along. SHE WAS PSYCHED! Makes you realize that sometimes we take things for granted.br /Cam started having shin problems in mid October. We diagnosed the problem pretty quickly and made the decision to operate. We are hopeful that she will be able to ski by early December and be back to full tilt boogie by mid January. More on her trials and tribulations later.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-7413433685532995208?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Staying Connected: New England Habitat
On Monday, we hosted a great meeting with Jens Hilke and Chip Knight, who through their offices (Jens works at Fish and Wildlife) work on a project called “Staying Connected”. The project centers on habitat connectivity and six large blocks of habitat in northern New England. We had several Craftsbury and Albany landowners in attendance, plus Ross Morgan, a forester who manages several thousand acres worth of land in the area.
One of Chip’s focus corridors is called “Worcesters to Kingdom”, which runs from the Green Mountains to the New Hampshire border. This is an essential habitat block for connecting wildlife populations in the Green Mountains with those in the northern Whites. Why is this important? There are many reasons, but two important ones are ensuring that genetic information is exchanged between populations to keep them more diverse and viable, and so that populations have access to routes for migration and movement as they deal with the effects of climate change. Craftsbury falls in the middle of the Worcesters to Kingdom block – the east side of town (our side) has a lot of farmland, which fragments habitat somewhat. Still, Jens believes that our area is important for wildlife moving across the landscape.
To me, the idea of their project is really cool. We just got a grant of GIS software so we can use some of their data layers to make maps of this area, something I’m pretty excited about. And I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to do some citizen science and maybe a little bit of fieldwork!
But there are other ways that the program can help our community, on a broader level, figure out what its priorities and values are in regards to the natural landscape. One obvious one is conservation of important habitat areas, working with a group like the Vermont Land Trust or the startup Northern Rivers Land Trust. Another is to work with a program such as WHIP (the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program) to make our habitat more suitable for wildlife (for instance, patch cutting to create new browse for animals). Jens offered to help us bring in some new speakers for the walks and talks that we have been hosting in conjunction with the Hosmer Ponds Initiative – Staying Connected partners with an amazing number of organizations, so basically any group we can think of would probably send someone to talk with us. It is important to extend our educational programs to people who aren’t already involved.
Finally, Chip is a three-time Olympian for alpine skiing. It was awesome and inspiring to see that after a long career of being a world-class athlete, he now has a very cool job doing environmental work!
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Staying Connected: New England Habitat
On Monday, we hosted a great meeting with Jens Hilke and Chip Knight, who through their offices (Jens works at Fish and Wildlife) work on a project called “Staying Connected”. The project centers on habitat connectivity and six large blocks of habitat in northern New England. We had several Craftsbury and Albany landowners in attendance, plus Ross Morgan, a forester who manages several thousand acres worth of land in the area.
One of Chip’s focus corridors is called “Worcesters to Kingdom”, which runs from the Green Mountains to the New Hampshire border. This is an essential habitat block for connecting wildlife populations in the Green Mountains with those in the northern Whites. Why is this important? There are many reasons, but two important ones are ensuring that genetic information is exchanged between populations to keep them more diverse and viable, and so that populations have access to routes for migration and movement as they deal with the effects of climate change. Craftsbury falls in the middle of the Worcesters to Kingdom block – the east side of town (our side) has a lot of farmland, which fragments habitat somewhat. Still, Jens believes that our area is important for wildlife moving across the landscape.
To me, the idea of their project is really cool. We just got a grant of GIS software so we can use some of their data layers to make maps of this area, something I’m pretty excited about. And I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to do some citizen science and maybe a little bit of fieldwork!
But there are other ways that the program can help our community, on a broader level, figure out what its priorities and values are in regards to the natural landscape. One obvious one is conservation of important habitat areas, working with a group like the Vermont Land Trust or the startup Northern Rivers Land Trust. Another is to work with a program such as WHIP (the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program) to make our habitat more suitable for wildlife (for instance, patch cutting to create new browse for animals). Jens offered to help us bring in some new speakers for the walks and talks that we have been hosting in conjunction with the Hosmer Ponds Initiative – Staying Connected partners with an amazing number of organizations, so basically any group we can think of would probably send someone to talk with us. It is important to extend our educational programs to people who aren’t already involved.
Finally, Chip is a three-time Olympian for alpine skiing. It was awesome and inspiring to see that after a long career of being a world-class athlete, he now has a very cool job doing environmental work!
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Staying Connected: New England Habitat
On Monday, we hosted a great meeting with Jens Hilke and Chip Knight, who through their offices (Jens works at Fish and Wildlife) work on a project called “Staying Connected”. The project centers on habitat connectivity and six large blocks of habitat in northern New England. We had several Craftsbury and Albany landowners in attendance, plus Ross Morgan, a forester who manages several thousand acres worth of land in the area.
One of Chip’s focus corridors is called “Worcesters to Kingdom”, which runs from the Green Mountains to the New Hampshire border. This is an essential habitat block for connecting wildlife populations in the Green Mountains with those in the northern Whites. Why is this important? There are many reasons, but two important ones are ensuring that genetic information is exchanged between populations to keep them more diverse and viable, and so that populations have access to routes for migration and movement as they deal with the effects of climate change. Craftsbury falls in the middle of the Worcesters to Kingdom block – the east side of town (our side) has a lot of farmland, which fragments habitat somewhat. Still, Jens believes that our area is important for wildlife moving across the landscape.
To me, the idea of their project is really cool. We just got a grant of GIS software so we can use some of their data layers to make maps of this area, something I’m pretty excited about. And I’m also looking forward to the opportunity to do some citizen science and maybe a little bit of fieldwork!
But there are other ways that the program can help our community, on a broader level, figure out what its priorities and values are in regards to the natural landscape. One obvious one is conservation of important habitat areas, working with a group like the Vermont Land Trust or the startup Northern Rivers Land Trust. Another is to work with a program such as WHIP (the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program) to make our habitat more suitable for wildlife (for instance, patch cutting to create new browse for animals). Jens offered to help us bring in some new speakers for the walks and talks that we have been hosting in conjunction with the Hosmer Ponds Initiative – Staying Connected partners with an amazing number of organizations, so basically any group we can think of would probably send someone to talk with us. It is important to extend our educational programs to people who aren’t already involved.
Finally, Chip is a three-time Olympian for alpine skiing. It was awesome and inspiring to see that after a long career of being a world-class athlete, he now has a very cool job doing environmental work!