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After completing the Border to Border Ski we traveled by bus to Tornio where we stayed at the Park Hotel. There was a little time to work with ahead of…

Mar 19

I was not getting along well with my leg when I arose for this seventh and final day of the ski, but I learned at the informational meeting the night…

Mar 18

After completing our ski on Day 6, we took the bus to Kemi where we would stay the night at the Hotel Merihovi. Dinner consisted of a buffet including…

Mar 17

The night of Day 5 was spent in a communal sleeping arrangement in a community building in the tiny farming community of Rovastinaho. A local official…

Mar 17

So my sretch goal when I woke up this morning was to at least ski the 32k from Ranua to where we would be staying tonight. The topography was going to…

Mar 15

After icing my leg last night, I woke up this morning to a lot of color! I immediately made the decision to go easy on it and set a goal of 20k for the…

Mar 14

After my crash on day 2, I wasn't sure what to expect on the morning of day 3. I was clearly injured, but how seriously and how it would affect my…

Mar 13

Day 2 brought an earlier start to the day as the busses were scheduled to leave at 8 a.m. to deliver us to the trail. The 6:30 a.m. breakfast at the…

Mar 12

The day finally arrived to start the Border to Border! I had gone to bed at 10:00 p.m. the night before, but I was wide awake by 3:30 a.m. I managed to…

Mar 11

When I last left you, I was heading out to look for ski wax. I loaded up my gear and stopped by the front desk to check out. The desk clerk geys very…

Mar 11

When I left you at the end of my last post I was heading for the gate for the last leg of my flights to my final destination of Kuusamo. To my delight…

Mar 10

We headed out from the Keweenaw on Tuesday evening by air to Chicago. Our friend Maureen who is an engineer and has frequently stayed at our place on…

Mar 9

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