It’s Saturday … and one should not work to hard … thus … Cow Videos a la YouTube!
- Cow Video #1: Hit the Snooze Alarm
- Cow Video #2: Caring for Cows in Suomi
Category Archives: Northern Life
The School Bus Wore Skis
I just bought some new cross-country skis this morning, but my new equipment pales by comparison to this rig up in northwestern Wisconsin (expand image). Although I grew up just 80 miles away from this bus, and have told some TALL tales to my suburban Minneapolis children about life growing up in the Northland … this bus is just plain COOL! Actually it’s also, if required, a boat.
Ugh = -2F (or -17C)
The weather forecast is heading south for Sunday’s Loppet. -2F is now the expected high for the day. If Saturday’s weather sticks around for Sunday … bad news. However, in the theory that misery loves company, my wife and son have decided to join in my Loppets for LingYun quest. They will both ski the 35 kilometer free style event, while I do the 42 kilometer classic. Molly shares with me the the role of Midwestern Regional Representative for the China Tomorrow Education Foundation. Consider warming us up with an emailed pledge (rhoeg@comcast.net). Your donation is tax deductible in the USA. Expand any of the images with a click!
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Like Son … Like Father?!
The BIG Loppet for LingYun is this Sunday … the Mora Vasaloppet. I’ll race / ski through 42 kilometers of Minnesota country-side. Some of my inspiration for this race will come from my son, Erik. Yesterday, in his last high school cross-country ski race, he had his best performance ever … finishing for the very first time as his team’s top skier! Hopefully I can measure up for the kids in LingYun! (short video).
Oh yes … the expected high temperature on Sunday … 4 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 Celsius). Here are photos of my son (yesterday’s ski meet), me (last Sunday’s loppet), and the weather forecast. Click to expand any image … the forecast is not pretty!
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IceBreaking in the Duluth Harbor
The weather in Minnesota will head south this week (i.e. very cold … – 10 to -30 F at night). This causes problems in Lake Superior and the Duluth harbor. Mother nature says it’s time to end another shipping season, but the Duluth icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alder says otherwise. Take some time and watch this YouTube video of an icebreaker at work up in the frozen Northland!
