I had a really fun afternoon today with a couple of ladies from church. I was invited to join them on a cross-country ski. Carol, Cynthia and I, along with Cinder and Cougar (the dogs), skiied for about 2 1/2 hours from Old Cantwell to Cantwell Creek, up Pass Creek, and looped around back to Old Cantwell. It was a beautiful day (10-20 degrees), no wind to speak of, and the sun was peaking through the clouds most of the time. 
The Alaska Railroad train passed us just as we headed out, and I was able to snap this picture of the passenger train. It runs north from Anchorage to Fairbanks on Saturdays and south from Fairbanks to Anchorage on Sundays during the winter months, and the tracks run right through Cantwell.
We saw some beautiful scenery as we made our way along Cantwell Creek.
Cougar (Carol's dog) discovered a small beaver lodge. If you look closely, you can see the air/breathing hole to the right of the sticks where warm air has melted the snow.
Carol pointed out this otter trail to me, just beyond the beaver lodge.
We came to a steep hill and I went up the whole way without taking off my skiis! I was very proud of myself.
This was taken from the top of the hill, to give some perspective to how long and steep it really was!
The Alaska Railroad train passed us just as we headed out, and I was able to snap this picture of the passenger train. It runs north from Anchorage to Fairbanks on Saturdays and south from Fairbanks to Anchorage on Sundays during the winter months, and the tracks run right through Cantwell.
We saw some beautiful scenery as we made our way along Cantwell Creek.
Cougar (Carol's dog) discovered a small beaver lodge. If you look closely, you can see the air/breathing hole to the right of the sticks where warm air has melted the snow.
Carol pointed out this otter trail to me, just beyond the beaver lodge.
We came to a steep hill and I went up the whole way without taking off my skiis! I was very proud of myself.
This was taken from the top of the hill, to give some perspective to how long and steep it really was!
Then we had quite a long slope down before completing our loop. I got going a lot faster than I anticipated and felt like I was downhill skiing like I had when I was in high school!
It was a huge workout, but a great time!
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