Winter weather brings a host of new snow activities, and one we hadn't tried yet was Cross Country Skiing, supposedly a great cardiovascular workout. We first took a trip to our local REI to rent some equipment. The full compliment of skis, polls and boots came to about $8 a day, with rental for three days. They were all waxed up and ready to go, and now so were we.

We ended up going to Odana Trails. It was a long trail around a golf course, ranked easy. We were suprised by the distance, and the one-way rule, forcing us to continue until we were finished, and by that time we were exhausted. Some people were crusing along, skiing up the hills like they were on ice skates, while we just stood there and shook our fists. :) If it snows again on a weekend, I think we'll make another attempt around the course and see if we can improve our times.