Cross-country skiing

The sun is shining and the skies are clear as I put on my cross-country skis and start the 10km trail.  I start the long climb up the snowy mountain. the snow is glimmering in the sun and when I stop it is so quiet that it hurts my ears.
Once I was done 7 km, the trail split into two directions, one went down the mountain back to the parking lot and the other up the mountain for another 8 km. I looked at my watch and decided that I might have time to take the long route if I take the shortcut at 3km up. So I continue skiing up the mountain. I'm glad I chose to take the long route, because once I got to the top of the mountain I got to see the amazing view. I could see the beautiful Okanagan lake and the towns surrounding it.

Then it was time to go down the steep hills. Going down was very fast and I flew off the trail a few times. Finally I made it to the bottom, at some point I had missed the shortcut and had to do the whole trail. so I actually did the whole 15km trail.

It felt really good doing cross-country skiing again, I hadn't done it in years. Also it was nice to get out of the routine and go enjoy the nature.