self portrait tuesday: sporty!

There's an extreme athlete in me that struggles to get out every once in a while.

Being involved in snow sports is not unusual in the Pacific Northwest. But the year I turned 40 (not long ago), I went on an Outward Bound back country snowboarding expedition. I have also been very involved in whitewater rafting, whitewater kayaking, in-line skating, horseback riding, and probably a few other sports I'm forgetting at the moment.

Being a single mom to a boy who could be a professional athlete certainly encouraged this part of me. But it's hard! So why do I do it?

I've always been this way. There's nothing else that gives me quite the same satisfaction as doing something physically difficult.

Comments

[la vie en rose]

I am so NOT an athlete so I appreciate those of you who are. Great sp...I especially love that last shot.

[LadyLinoleum]

The top pic is priceless...you're too funny woman.