::WICKED-WINTER::

Back to winter. I've been back at it in the snow 'n ice for a couple weeks now, my throat is not diggin' the cold air. My pipes like the humidity, the warm salty air, I miss short sleeves and flip-flops. Oh summer, where art thou? Check my skating skills over here in the pic. I can stop on the left now, stoked!

Really, I kid. I love our Canadian Winters, skating and skiing in my beloved Algonquin Park this weekend was incredible (and my left-stops are still lame). The lakes I use for kayak-borne locomotion all spring, summer and fall are solid and perfect for ice-skating right now. Saw lots of wicked wolf tracks which were both very cool and very scary. They'll go straight for your throat, I hear.

Two weeks and I'll be down in Florida. I'll soak in every bit of winter before I go. Through the window from the treadmill. Again, I kid. Off to Banff this weekend for some XC ski action and to host the Canadian Culinary Championships (Word to James "Penne Alla Arrabiata" Chatto). It's a gonna be delissima! (please use an Italian accent when reading aloud to all your friends)...
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