Mountain skating, yeah!!

I went hiking the other day with a couple of friends, John and April, up Near Point, a local peak in Anchorage. The conditions have been horribly icy, so when we got to the trailhead the parking lot was like an ice rink. I naturally pulled out the old blades, and had some fun skating around the lot. I decided to continue skating along the trail with April and John hiking, bringing my boots along for when I decided to hike. Behold, mountain skating was born!! I eventually abandoned them in the bushes in favor of my boots, but strapped them back on for the fun and fast ride down. When this is an Olympic sport in 10 years, remember, kids, you saw it here first.