Nancy's X-Country Trek

While the rest of the household napped, Nancy went on a cross-country skiing trek around Del Ray. She skillfully skied down the steep hills and to the post office a mile away. She then wound through the neighborhoods and went up and down a few of the hills. She met some guys on downhill skis that were going down Mt Ida Rd, one of the steepest and longest in our area. Nancy gave it a try too. In all, she probably skied about 3 miles.

In 2003 Nancy and I skied from her house in Arlington all the way to the Mall in D.C. No word yet on whether we'll try to duplicate that trek tomorrow. As of 5 p.m., the official snowfall is 14 inches and growing.

Here are some of her photos:


Our front yard


The main street in Del Ray (Mt Vernon Ave)


One of the main roads in our area (Russell Rd). Home to rolling hills that make one feel old and slow while running.


A residential street in Del Ray


I think Nancy's car is in there somewhere.


Our snowy street


The ski bunny


Our backyard. You can see how much snow we've had by the size of the snow cone on the table. You can also see Rusty's tracks to the right to "color" the snow.