Wednesday was a warm and sunny day. Everyone who could was going outside. A jogger did laps around my neighborhood and a young mother ran behind her baby stroller with dog in tow. I needed to get some fresh air and exercise, too. Skiing was on my mind.
With only small snippets of time between appointments, I managed to fit in two short ski outings. One was in Whitaker Woods on my skate skis. The other was on the Mountain Division Trail in Fryeburg on my classic skis. Both were on public land and multi-use trails. That meant I might encounter all kinds of users and I did.
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