Skiing the Northwoods

Winters can get long in Minnesota, so it's always important to plan some sort of getaway, preferably somewhere warm. Baba Delia has invited us to spend spring break with her in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and we can't wait. Unfortunately we still have two and a half more months till March!

This weekend we beat the cabin fever by driving five hours north to Lake Burntside, Minnesota for a cross-country skiing vacation. We joined several of our friends for the first of hopefully many yearly trips to Camp du Nord.

With the temperature hovering around 10 degrees fareinheigt, we were a bit concerned about keeping Lena warm, and we wouldn't have been able to enjoy our trip without the ski chariot. We were lucky enough to borrow this key piece of equipment from a friend and it proved to be absolutely necessary to our vacation. Without it we surely would have been stuck inside as the winds and cold were pretty strong. But the Chariot kept Lena surprisingly warm, warm enough for her to even take several of her naps in it while we skied. We were able to spend quite a bit of time outside, and Lena seemed happy and comfortable in her ride.