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Evergreen Endurance Coaching

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Bad news: The route I wanted to paddle today (see red line) was frozen! 😳 In my defense, Diablo Lake usually doesn't freeze. But it's been an unusual PNW winter, to say the least. Good news: I was still able to take a long walk with a heavy pack, on a perfect winter day in the North Cascades.❤
I'm leaving the bike at home tomorrow... but it feels like I'm bringing almost every other piece of gear I own! It's just a daytrip, but I'm using it as a chance to test gear (and fitness) for an upcoming multiday adventure... One good way to make sure it all fits and I can carry it on my back before a long trip, is to make sure it all fits and I can carry it on my back for a shorter trip! #wishmeluck
Fatbike/snowshoe to Greenwater Lakes: In the summer, the trail to Greenwater Lakes is easily accessible and crowded. In the winter, it's an entirely different world. The access road is completely snowed in and the trailhead is only accessible by snowmobile, fatbike, or your own two feet. I chose to ride my bike up the groomed forest service road and then snowshoe into the lakes. While I will always find it satisfying to reach a trailhead under my own power, I can't pretend it was fun to push my bike uphill through soft snow freshly churned by snowmobiles. We'll call it good training! 🤪 At the trailhead, I stashed my bike, put on my snowshoes, and tromped up to the first lake. Breaking trail alone was hard work, but worth it to experience the lakes in complete solitude. With my turnaround time looming, I headed back the way I came. Thanks to gravity and the snowshoe trench I'd already created, getting back to my car took literally half the time it took to reach the lakes.
Happy Valentine's Day to this guy. I love you for being a great Dad to our daughter, for supporting me on all my ridiculous adventures, for making me coffee every morning, for loving me no matter what, and for always wearing that orange backpack that adds a pop of color to otherwise semi-mundane landscape photographs.
Saturday morning on the #burkegilmantrail. I thought I'd be getting fresh tracks but I've already seen a dozen walkers and three skiers. Despite the warmish temps, conditions are surprisingly good for #fatbiking! Wheeeee!
Messing around with digital microscope mode. 👁 You can't unsee this. #yourewelcome #creepyaf #allthewrinkles
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