I made a trip over the border this afternoon with Mark Rossignol and Steve Ayotte for what will probably be the last road bike of the year.  We parked across from the Limestone border crossing and biked into New Denmark and up the famous Klokkedahl hill.  We had a good day for it, clear and cool, but not as cold as it has been the last week or so.  Some good climbing on our route, we started on Lucy’s Gulch, mid-ride we hit the Klokkedahl (1km at 18%), and then finished out with Mill Hill.  Some pictures below

Some nice view of New Brunwick on the top of Mill Hill

I have not skied in October since the days of freezing my butt off in Fairbanks.  That changed this weekend when we got hit with a snowstorm friday that left us with some good skiing for this time of year.  I was able to get in three good ski sessions over the weekend.  Will Sweetser and Tom Campbell did a great job grooming a 5k loop at the Snowy Mountain Trails.  And Mark Rossignol groomed his trails at the Rossignol Field of Dreams.  The weekend of skiing up here was a great success only because of these people.  Thanks everyone!

 We skied all morning on friday and then spent some time in Marks cabin sitting around the fire. 

This is why we get so much snow up here .  Praying  to the snow gods.

I am back in Maine for a few weeks and I have a few things to share.  The first is that it is snowing right now out my window.  Not just a few flurries, but really coming down.  Just a few minutes ago the local forecast told me to expect 4 – 7 inches by tomorrow morning.   

The other thing is that since I have been home the County has been in the middle of the potato harvest.  I seem to get a lot of questions from people about what it is that folks actually do up here, and my answer is farming.  Right now there is a lot of action out in the fields.  Potatoes and broccoli  are the major crop.  My usual quiet runs through the farm fields are now filled with big trucks and harvesters.  

Thats snow coming down

A real recovery meal.  I saw this beauty on a run yesterday and carried it all the way home.

We woke up this morning to a couple of inches of snow on the ground here in Lake Placid.  Also on a hike this past weekend Garrott Kuzzy and I ran into some snow on the top of Mt. Marcy.  And some strong winds.

Not much of a view at NY states highest point.