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This is an article I did recently for livinginperu.com about my Inca Trail adventure with Roberto Carcelen and Martin Koukal.  I'll be giving you some more insider information on this in upcoming posts. Peru's first winter Olympian, Roberto Carcelen, called me up recently with the question I dread to hear from professional athletes. "Hey, what's your fitness level?" For the record, my fitness

This is an article I did recently for livinginperu.com about my Inca Trail adventure with Roberto Carcelen and Martin Koukal.  I'll be giving you some more insider information on this in upcoming posts. Peru's first winter Olympian, Roberto Carcelen, called me up recently with the question I dread to hear from professional athletes. "Hey, what's your fitness level?" For the record, my fitness

This is an article I did recently for livinginperu.com about my Inca Trail adventure with Roberto Carcelen and Martin Koukal.  I'll be giving you some more insider information on this in upcoming posts. Peru's first winter Olympian, Roberto Carcelen, called me up recently with the question I dread to hear from professional athletes. "Hey, what's your fitness level?" For the record, my fitness

The "Point Trail" along the St. Croix River bottoms offers breathtaking scenery and flat terrain for an easy ski. Here in the Midwest, many of our state parks are truly hidden gems that most Nordic skiers aren't aware of.  While many of our State Parks may not be glitzy destinations like some venues, many of them do offer grooming that rivals any trail with nearly 20k of classic ski trails. 

The "Point Trail" along the St. Croix River bottoms offers breathtaking scenery and flat terrain for an easy ski. Here in the Midwest, many of our state parks are truly hidden gems that most Nordic skiers aren't aware of.  While many of our State Parks may not be glitzy destinations like some venues, many of them do offer grooming that rivals any trail with nearly 20k of classic ski trails. 

The "Point Trail" along the St. Croix River bottoms offers breathtaking scenery and flat terrain for an easy ski. Here in the Midwest, many of our state parks are truly hidden gems that most Nordic skiers aren't aware of.  While many of our State Parks may not be glitzy destinations like some venues, many of them do offer grooming that rivals any trail with nearly 20k of classic ski trails. 

This article is a response to an article I just read on Birkie.com, if you haven't read that article, click here (it's worth it). The article is about a skier who accidentally got punched in the face just before the race started.  He got "punched" by a dude who was warming up by swinging around his arms without looking.  Now, I've done that hundreds of times I suppose and reading this story made

This article is a response to an article I just read on Birkie.com, if you haven't read that article, click here (it's worth it). The article is about a skier who accidentally got punched in the face just before the race started.  He got "punched" by a dude who was warming up by swinging around his arms without looking.  Now, I've done that hundreds of times I suppose and reading this story made

This article is a response to an article I just read on Birkie.com, if you haven't read that article, click here (it's worth it). The article is about a skier who accidentally got punched in the face just before the race started.  He got "punched" by a dude who was warming up by swinging around his arms without looking.  Now, I've done that hundreds of times I suppose and reading this story made

Hey all! So I just got a hold of the official cover for "Beyond Birkie Fever."  I believe you can click on the above image to enlarge it if you're curious (I wrote about this book before here in case you want some more information on it). In all honesty, this book is a large part of the reason why we've been a little slack on our posting lately...but rest assured things will get back to normal in

Hey all! So I just got a hold of the official cover for "Beyond Birkie Fever."  I believe you can click on the above image to enlarge it if you're curious (I wrote about this book before here in case you want some more information on it). In all honesty, this book is a large part of the reason why we've been a little slack on our posting lately...but rest assured things will get back to normal in

The "River Trail" at Wild River State Park is a beautiful classic only trail - ideal for a relaxing stride or speedy double pole - kick (note this image was taken in late March, after the grooming was done for the season)! Like many of Minnesota's State Parks, Wild River State Park has an amazing network of Classic or Skate Ski trails (all of which are hiking trails in the summer).  Wild

The "River Trail" at Wild River State Park is a beautiful classic only trail - ideal for a relaxing stride or speedy double pole - kick (note this image was taken in late March, after the grooming was done for the season)! Like many of Minnesota's State Parks, Wild River State Park has an amazing network of Classic or Skate Ski trails (all of which are hiking trails in the summer).  Wild

Hey Everybody! Well, we've been a little lazy in getting our posts up lately, which is unpardonable! Frank and I are just temporarily swamped with getting the shop set up and all that.  Still, this should only be a temporary delay, and at the very wor...

Hey Everybody! Well, we've been a little lazy in getting our posts up lately, which is unpardonable! Frank and I are just temporarily swamped with getting the shop set up and all that.  Still, this should only be a temporary delay, and at the very wor...