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Sports Book Review: Exploring the Yellowstone Backcountry: A Guide to the Hiking Trails of Yellow…

www.SportsBookLand.com This is the summary of Exploring the Yellowstone Backcountry A Guide to the Hiking Trails of Yellowstone With Additional Sections on Canoeing, Bicycling, and Cross-Country Skiing (Third Edition) by Orville Bach Jr..

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Cross-country skiing Femundsmarka March 2012

Enjoying beautiful nature and scenery on a week of cross-country skiing at Lake Femund, Norway.

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Cross Country Ski Yosemite & Valley Hike

Sunshine & snow! A funny year so far in Northern California, we escape to Yosemite for the weekend in early March. A peaceful reprieve, with little hint of the maddening crowds that throng the park in summer. After hiking saturday … Continue reading

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Leavenworth, WA – Snowshoeing and Hiking in the Bavarian Village

November is a great time to visit Leavenworth, WA. This quaint Bavarian style village is surrounded with trails and mountainous terrain. Take a trek to Leavenworth to hike, snow shoe, or cross country ski.

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Leavenworth, WA Hiking and Snow Shoeing on the trails

Leavenworth, WA has several trails in and around the Bavarian Village to enjoy hiking, snow shoeing and cross country skiing. Come and enjoy the sites and the natural beauty during the off season in November.

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Why do you want to hike? you don’t. so why do it in the cold.

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Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park of Washington State

This video of Hurricane Ridge in The Olympic National Park of Washington State was taken December 31, 2011 as part of my hike 50 of 50 at planned at age 50. A gorgeous place to snowshoe, cross country ski, sled … Continue reading

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Onion River Road Cross Country Ski Trail

Onion River Road Trail was groomed with dual tracks plus a skating lane. Winter 2011-2012 is unusually warm and dry. Luckly there was just enough snow (2-3 inches?) for the groomer to put down tracks for both direction on Christmas … Continue reading

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Yellowstone Winter Wonderland

An overview of Yellowstone Winter Wonderland. This is an amazing 5-day adventure program offered by Yellowstone Association Institute partnering with Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Everything is arranged for you — your group travels the park by snowcoach with your own … Continue reading

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MWSC Park City Altitude Camp 2011

The MWSC biathlon and cross-country Olympic Development Teams had an awesome altitude camp in Park City, Utah this October. Through training sessions with other top teams, including the US Ski Team, we improved speed and technique. With only a couple … Continue reading

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