February 28, 2010
This past week was filled with firsts. I have owned the Jack Lalanne power juicer for a couple of years now, but just recently decided to vary from my traditional carrot, spinach and orange juice. Taking advantage of the cheap produce and no sales tax, we purchased a variety of vegetables and made a couple different mondo concoctions. One of our favorites included: beets, zucchini, cucumber, cabbage, ginger, spinach, kale, apple, carrot, orange, and lettuce. The juice proved to be beneficial as Melissa worked diligently and has nearly completed the new Klamath Outdoor School Website. Another first included Melissa’s introduction to spinning. We are taking advantage of a 10-day trial pass at a local gym and upon hearing Melissa was a spinning virgin, I was happy to join her for her premier. She proved to fare well after an hour of sweating and loud techno and she smiled as we took on a second round a day later.
Today we joined Bill, his wife Alex, co-worker Mike, and black-lab Maggie for a sunny day of cross-country skiing. We drove to Hyatt Lake, mile 1750 on the Pacific Crest Trail and with just a short lesson on equipment, we set out for our maiden voyage on a set of narrow skies. Currently, Oregon is said to have 62 percent of what is normal snowfall and this was obvious as we had to hop from sun-melted patch to patch like a frog chasing lilies. Three hours managed to fly by and the beauty of the frozen waters and Mount Ashland in the distance made it easy to wear huge smiles even after a few falls and a couple of bruises. We shared the 66 special, a cheeseburger on a homemade wheat bun, and a giant chocolate chip cookie at the Green Springs Inn, as we cheered on the US men in the gold medal hockey game. We left with smiles, knowing that we will be back to enjoy more on the menu in August, with a little bigger appetite.
~Justin
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