I finally got my GPS unit, Garmin eTrex Venture to be specific. So now it’s just a matter of skiing and hiking and mapping out my favourite trails! Speaking of skiing, I did a tour today. We only have two prepared tracks here – the short 2.5km illuminated tracks and a longer trail (about 10km) starting from the lake. I’ve wanted to do the longer trail since I saw it existed, but haven’t gotten around to until now. I am also trying to come up with a solution to the blister problem so the long track was a perfect opportunity to test the heel padding I was hoping would help out. Well, my makeshift padding does make a difference, and it’s all good! It takes the skiing experience to a whole new level so I had a wonderful trek in the snowfall, even if I had to work hard with the oversnown tracks half of the way. The other half, I was passed by the track maker and got to enjoy the fresh tracks for the rest of the trip.

Thanks to my spiffy new eTrex, I can tell you that the above pine is located at N61°43.768′ E015°08.352′. Now I just have to figure out where I can use this information nugget…