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| If only Julius Caesar could have been at the Lakewoods Resort snowshoe racing back in 44 BC, he might have avoided a very bad day, and the Ides of March would have a different meaning. If only he could have seen this beautiful course laid out in the territory of Northwestern Wisconsin, with inches of fresh new snow topping the winter's accumulation, and the surrounding forests and rolling hills treating racers to a rolling route that was never once boring. It would be impossible to have aggressive tendencies, no 'Brutus' acts, at least those that lead to such unfortunate acts, in such a pristine world; the map might have changed back then. |
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| So just where is Ogden, Utah? I've found myself asking a similar question each of the past 4 years, with the answer always being the same: Why, that's where athletes from all parts of the country attach snowshoes to their feet and strive to exceed that day's personal best on a 10k snow-covered race course ... that's where the USSSA Snowshoe National Championship are in 2008! |
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| As we head up the mountainside, the rain we have been driving through for the last hour suddenly turns to snow. By the time we reach the top, the flakes are gigantic and falling fast, and we happily decide that this is an auspicious start to our weekend here. |
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| The second annual BHP Billiton Rock and Ice Ultra was held from March 22-28 in Yellowknife, NWT in Canada's Far North. |
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| Many couples have discovered that a weekend snowshoeing adventure is more than just a fun outdoor activity. It can also be a time of bonding with your loved one. Imagine: The only sounds you hear are those of your snowshoes methodically crunching over the snow, and your heart keeping time with your step. A stop now and then lets you absorb all the beauty Mother Nature has to offer. It also gives you that time to rekindle the warmth with the person you love. |
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| A Chinese Visa, dynamite, and being stranded have nothing in common until you go on a trip with me. Armed with nothing but good intentions, my journey from Nevada to the tiny countries of Andorra and Switzerland were more action-filled than the actual snowshoe races I was traveling there to attend. |
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| I love snowshoeing and in my journeys have seen a bear, a fisher, coyotes and lots of deer but yesterday I had an adventure of a different sort. |
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| A glorious and glamorous day dawned at the Snowbasin Resort, Ogden, Utah, for the running of the 2008 United States Snowshoe Association's Eighth annual PowerSox Championships. In a setting destined to be one of the all time greats for these races, and accommodations to match, racers from 19 states gathered to do battle on these pristine slopes. |
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| It's hard for a first timer to wrap a word around one's first national snowshoe championship race. Maybe hard is a good place to start. |
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| There is a new small park along the Minnesota River valley on the south side of Eden Prairie called Richard T Anderson Park, named after a former Eden Prairie City Councilman who cared deeply about the environment. Eden Prairie has developed very rapidly over the past 20 years, from a semi-rural area of 20,000 with many active farms and horse ranches to a full-fledged suburb of 60,000 residents. In part, because of Mr. Anderson, Eden Prairie currently has 28 parks. |
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| One sign you've picked the right time for a snowshoe getaway in Maine is when you're greeted by Olympia Snowe as you arrive in the state. Not U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine but her namesake, a 122-foot tall snow-woman looming over the town of Bethel. There she was, beaming with her snow tire eyes, batting her eyelashes made out of skis, and waving her arm, which was a 15-foot spruce tree. There was more than enough snow to make Olympia the tall curvy and proud snow-woman she was. This certainly boded well for snowshoeing. |
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