This weekend I headed up to Lake Tahoe with friends for some skiing. We drove up Thursday night and returned Sunday morning and skied Heavenly on Friday and Alpine Meadows on Saturday. The views from Heavenly were gorgeous, but the real quality skiing was at Alpine Meadows. I really liked the terrain and options at…
Stormy in CA
I’m back in CA for the last few days of winter break and I must have brought the Seattle weather because it has been stormy the past couple days with heavy rains and strong winds. The wet and blustry weather pattern is forecast to persist through the weekend, although the strongest storm has just passed….
East Lake Sammamish Trail
Today I had a great run along the East Lake Sammamish Trail which is literally 2 minutes drive down the hill from my house. The rail-to-trail runs from Issaquah to Redmond over 11 miles along the shores of gorgeous glacier-carved Lake Sammamish with views to the Issaquah Alps and Mount Rainier. (The photo below from…
Redmond Watershed
I had a good run at my old stomping ground – the Redmond Watershed on Novelty Hill. The trails are really fun and despite being a bit muddy today (but not as bad as it can be in the winter), I had a lot of fun and got into a rhythm. The run was 67…
Alpental Skiing
Yesterday I went up to ski Alpental with my friend Colin. The skiing was fantastic with great conditions for late December, decent weather, and absolutely no lift lines – we literally skied onto the lift every time! The cold weather of late has also produced a lighter snow, which is rather atypical for the Snoqualmie…
Snoqualmie Valley Trail
Today was the first sunny day since I have been in Sammamish (it took 13 days!). The sky was a clear, the air was crisp and fresh, and the temperatures were relatively pleasant in the low-40s. I took advantage of this rare treat and ran the Snoqualmie Valley trail between Carnation and Duvall for 100…
Back to it
I finally had a good run on Saturday, but it was a long time coming! On Friday I ran about 6.7 miles and felt pretty miserable. My stomach was giving me problems for some reason, my legs felt tired, and there were all kinds of aches and pains – the 47 minutes were not the…
Upswing
Feeling marginally better, I upped the activity yesterday pruning some fruit trees in our yard and then going to the gym and lifting a little weights focusing on the back muscles and a super easy jog on the treadmill for 30 minutes. The pruning is really taxing because the trees are big and the project…
Under the weather
The general weak and unmotivated feeling I have had the past couple days has been for good reason; I was coming down with a cold. I got a super sore throat on Sunday to complement a headache and now my sinuses are super clogged. This sucks…. big time 😦 Since I am in the antigen…
Full swing break mode
Winter break in Sammamish has been very chill, perhaps excessively. I haven’t been doing much the past few days aside from a little shopping and a lot of rest, tv, and movies. I did go to a friend’s wedding reception on Friday night which was very fun. It feels good to be a little lazy…
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