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Travel

From Shogun to Powder

This ski trip actually began in 1980 while I was still in grade school. The original airing of the original Shogun (the day I’m writing this it was announced that the star of that mini-series Richard Chamberlain has passed away) really caught my attention and indeed fascination. This led to me some years later purchasing the book Shogun by James Clavell and reading it and it was very riveting – I do recall finishing the second half of the book in one weekend – only getting out of bed for the most basic of life necessities! […]

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Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

Save the Knee!

Easy Kneesy When us skiers hear the word joint, what do we think? No, not weed! The joints I most often hear about when it comes to skiing are the hip and knee joints. Both […]

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Photography

Sony A55 — My First Published Photograph

As you can see, the rose is just starting to explode with blooms and yes it is doing just that. The best one is blooming off a cane that stuck its head through the nearby trellis and is blooming in the shade of the deck, I hope that cane will weave its way back out and around the trellis. This rose is one of three that came back from last season and the only Don Juan that came back. We have a New Dawn climber and a Christian Dior tea rose from last year that are doing well. […]

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Cycling

Riding to Freedom!

Today, I spent about three hours Riding to Freedom and back. This was an important step for myself, first to get my distance up (both single ride and cumulative) and the next step is to […]

Yaktrax Review
Equipment

Yaktrax Review

Yaktrax Review One of the nuisances of living in wintery climates is walking on icy and snowy surfaces, while we can be prepared for walking on slick surfaces we have to change the way we […]

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The Wisconsin Skier is a ski and cycling fanatic who loves to share his passions for the activities by writing about them! Come along and join him on his active adventures!
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