Friday, February 17, 2012
Ice It To Work
“Join us on the ice on the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail and skate, ski, snowshoe, bike, run or walk TO WORK! Be a part of the first annual “Ice It To Work” Day on The Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail – the Guinness World Record’s longest naturally frozen skating trail!
Energize yourself along the way at one of the “Cocoa Fire Pit Stops’! Experience the allure of the river trail in the early morning hours – this picturesque commute along the Assiniboine and Red Rivers is an exceptional Winnipeg way to start your day! First 100 commuters to stop by a Cocoa Fire Pit Stop (Churchill Drive, Balsam Bay, Norwood Bridge and The Forks), will receive free Winnipeg cycling and trails map and other special surprises and gifts!”
I don’t normally get up at 6:30 am, drive a bike along a frozen river, and photograph a Yeti; but today I did.
The Forks Pit Stop was hosted by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, and Downtown Peggy (7 am)
Downtown Peggy looks a little under dressed
some fire breathing performers were there to warm us up!
eating fire on the frozen river, Winnipeg
Actif Epica
“In February 2012, people from all walks of life will come together to celebrate human resilience. Because around here, we don’t just survive winter. We thrive in it.
Set against the backdrop of a 130km bike race in the cold weather and brutal winds of a Southeastern Manitoba winter, five festival sites will glow with the warmth of community spirit, the strength of human ingenuity and the beauty of having fun whatever the temperature.
Actif Epica is a celebration of human resilience. Featuring community initiated outdoor activities dotted along a long-distance bike race route, snow structures that anyone can build and opportunities to learn. With the bike race as its geographic and organizational spine, these four activities will celebrate our human resilience, collectively and individually, in our home—the beautiful, challenging Manitoba winter.”
green Action centre hosted one of the Hot chocolate warming huts
http://greenactioncentre.ca/
A happy Winnipeg winter commuter riding his bike on the frozen Red River
Shorts in the middle of winter! Winnipeg bikers are hardcore!
Lacing up the skates and heading to downtown Winnipeg to work
http://biketothefuture.org/
Winnipeg Trails and Bike to the Future host the last hut down by Churchill Drive
http://www.winnipegtrails.ca/
Winnipeg in Motion
A very Winter ready bike. Fatty tires. Mitten handlebars. (Surly)
A Winnipeg Yeti!
Get your photo taken with a Yeti
The fire helps to warm our tingly fingers
Trees along the frozen Red riverbank
The local media was out interviewing the Famous Karen Mott (8:15am)
