The second annual Fort Robinson Camp has crystallized one thing for sure, it is an awesome place for a camp!
The "Brick" is a wonderful place to stay, with tons of room, kitchen, 4 bathrooms, large group table and tons of addition room on the spacious porch!
We walk out the door and run for 20 minutes and we have one of the best hillbounding hills imaginable. Put on our rollerskis and have several km's of new pavement with essentially no cars. If you get bored with that you can head up the scenic road and watch the buffalo, burros, horses, cattle, elk and various other animals wander across the road.
This time we even found an amazing swimming hole, which was great fun after the killer hillbounding!
For the final morning, step out the door, put on your rollerskis and warmup by skiing to the start of the time-trial. The time-trial is flat for about 1 mile and then starts going uphill pretty seriously. The steepest part of the trek is actually right at the top so it's not for the faint of heart! All 16 of the athletes who came to the camp finished the trek to the top. It was an amazing showing for the first intensity week of the year!
On the whole we as coaches couldn't be more proud of our athletes. They came, worked hard and had a positive cheerful attitude. Not only that but they are possibly the most helpful and self-motivated group we have worked with. We never had to tell anyone to do the dishes nor to start dinner. They just jumped in and did it!
I have posted pictures on the team facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Wyoming-Nordic-Ski-Club/275361125286?ref=mf
And will post the videos I have on the UW Nordic YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/uwski
Here's a preview of videos to come...
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