31 km Birkie achieved!!
Trip date: Saturday Feb 25, 2023
Submitted by Diana Piggott
Particpants:
Myself and my son Matthew
Discussion:
I have never been a distance skier, and haven't skied 30 km since 1985, so this was an ambitious goal for me.
Matthew and I skied the Cascade Valley trail all the way to the Stoney Creek bridge (also a first!), which was pretty cool. On the way we were passed by a few much faster skiers! First there was Dave, who was most encouraging, and then the ever remarkable Chuck.
We visited the warden cabin on our way back, and sadly everyone else had gone by then. We did enjoy our lunch on the sunny porch, with a few wind squalls for atmosphere.
Getting back was hard work, and our Strava told us the round trip would only be 30 km, so we ventured a short distance down the Bankhead trail to get the proper distance. I couldn't have done it without Matthew, who kept me suitably entertained the whole long day!
After a rather frightening drive home, we had a celebratory gourmet dinner with bubbly :-)