We went for a ski Saturday morning on a new route. We skied some of the trails at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge; Cheechako, Howling Hill, Nordic, and Raven Ridge Trails. It was a 4.6 mile ski. The weather was a bit chilly with a temperture of 6 degrees, but the skies were clear with no wind. Our bodies stayed plenty warm when we were moving. The trails were very peaceful, not seeing a single human being during our time out there. We did however spot one friend. A snowshoe hare was nestled between two black spruce trees. He watched us for a few moments, then, as though knowing we weren't a threat, it turned its head to the side, took a yawn, and closed its eyes. It was a beautiful sight. We wished it good luck as we skied away.
On Saturday evening we attended our first Kenai River Brown Bear Junior A Hockey game of the season. They were playing against Fairbanks and did not play as well as they should have. Third period ended with a 5-5 tie. This lead to overtime with no one scoring, which then lead to a shoot out. The bears lost in the shoot out.
On Sunday we joined one of our coworkers and his family to take in the Super Bowl Game. Go Packs! Our coworker use to teach in the bush and was showing us a lot of the stuff he brought back from there; arctic fox fur, feet from a snowy owl (they are allowed to hunt them in bush AK- their talons were once used for sewing needles), polar bear teeth, walrus tusks, and seal skin boots. We got to try on his jacket made of wolf fur, beaver fur, wolverine fur, and sheep skin. It was like a furnace. He said he wore it in -50 degree temps and never got cold. The jacket looked exactly like what you would picture an Eskimo wearing, with the huge bushy hood. It was amazing to hear about the things he learned from the Native Alaskans about using the resources you have. It is all very practical. What smart people!
Jon continues to coach the peewee hockey team. For those that don't already know, I am dancing with a local adult dance company, Peninsula Artists in Motion. I've been dancing with the group for a month and I'm already involved with four dances. It's wonderful! Jon and I are also taking yoga classes twice a week, Vinyasa yoga and Yin yoga. This is Jon's first time taking any type of yoga class and he is doing very well. He actually told me after the first class that it is more of a work out than lifting weights. That's pretty cool coming from a former college football player. We are both enjoying the classes and the instructors are terrific!
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