First Report from Houghton
We didn't get to bed until 4:30 this morning. APU seems to have a penchant for flying into a big city in the late afternoon, going out for dinner (always Mexican), and then starting the seven or so hour drive at 8pm. I guess there's no really good way to get to Houghton and driving all night did actually get us there. It's not quite as bad as it sounds since Houghton is on Eastern Standard Time instead of Central. We did eventually wake up this morning and went for a nice morning ski at two in the afternoon. The Tech trails were fantastic today-- plenty of new snow firmly packed, the race courses were marked and the even have some of the fencing up already, and if not exactly sunny it was at least a pleasant temperature. It's quite a change from the conditions last year. It's good to see the U.P. living up to its reputation finally.
posted by LAV at 13:55
4 Comments:
It is possible to fly in to Hancock...5 minute or less drive to Houghton and only a 1 hour flight.
Ahh, the drive to the U.P. Bane of my existence, and the reason I have only been home once in about six years. Flying's possible, sure, but there aren't many flights, and they're crazy expensive. And all that glorious snow also means that the flights are often delayed or otherwise troubled. Driving all night with a stomach full of Mexican food sounds like as good a way to get up there as any! Say hi to the Oppligers if you see them!
anon-
yeah, I know, I'm not the travel agent for the team though, plus I think we maybe could only get the rental vans we needed in a bigger city.
tassava-
I hope I run into the Oppligers! and if I do I'll say hi for sure.
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