Today the inversion finally lifted! I was a little disappointed when I saw the sun out the window at work b/c I had been so excited to go ski specifically to get OUT of the inversion, but I soon got over it. Truth be told, the blue sky awoke the "should-y" committee in my head. Suddenly they were all awake, telling me super helpful things like:
- You have to go on a run now, because your excuse that the inversion is hard to run in has just evaporated.
- You are wasting this beautiful day if you go up skiing. Skiing should be reserved for escape only. [I didn't say the committee makes sense, just that it is chatty & persistent]
- Once you get up there, Bogus will be in the clouds.
- You are such a loser that you want to go ski by yourself. [I sometimes forget that I am around needy teenagers All. Day. Long.]
- Ad infinitum...
Once I got up there I did feel just a tad insecure. I was expecting two or three cars but instead there were like 15! People were everywhere! [considering this is the Nordic lodge, I mean]. I had that same sense of "all-these-people-are-bad-assess-and-I'm-not"-ness that I used to get when I went to mountain bike races and still get when I go into any bike store (with the exception of East Side Cycles).
I was caught off guard after the sun set and my hands, nose and cheeks were absolutely freezing. I still had a half hour to go! But it was absolutely worth it. Just getting a different perspective is worth the drive up there!
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| At the turn off to Shafer Butte. |
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| It looked like the winter wonderland in a few places. |
Thanks for sharing, this looks beautiful. I have not gone cross country at Bogus yet, but guess I should try
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