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Tag: nordic skate

ice skating…

Trusting Tustumena

20 Mar 202324 Mar 2023
Tustumena is the largest lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (and one of the ten largest in Alaska), three hours south of Anchorage. The Dena'ina name is reported as…
ice skating…

Putting the Shoulder in Shoulder Season

29 Nov 202029 Mar 2023
A recent fall on the ice gave "shoulder season" new meaning for me. This post is about shoulder dislocations and a reduction technique that you can teach yourself. Based on…
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