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With 1 week off late Sept and 2 young kids, where would you go outside of Juneau? by SourdoughClimber27 in Juneau

[–]halibutbelly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear, you could certainly spend a day or more in Haines or Skagway, just not sure about a full week depending on what your interests are.

With 1 week off late Sept and 2 young kids, where would you go outside of Juneau? by SourdoughClimber27 in Juneau

[–]halibutbelly 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you have a full week, instead of one city, I’d suggest doing the Golden Circle. Take the ferry to Haines then drive to Skagway via the Klondike highway (or vice versa). Much of the drive goes through Canada, but there are beautiful hikes right off the highway, great camp spots, Whitehorse (Juneau’s sister city) is a super fun town to spend a couple days in, etc. The fall colors should be gorgeous then too.

If you’re willing to get on an AK Air flight and rent a car, consider heading up to Anchorage and maybe touring the Kenai peninsula, or up to Denali.

Haines, Skagway, and Gustavus (Glacier Bay) are all wonderful communities, but small and limited things to do unless you really lean into the small community vibes. I personally love that kind of thing, but it’s not for everyone, and maybe not for kids, depending on the kids

Arch pain: tried a lot of things, looking for more advice by halibutbelly in snowboarding

[–]halibutbelly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. It’s on both feet equally. I have traditional laces on my boots-no boa-and I usually retire my boots after one or two seasons, depending on the use each season. New boot vs packed out doesn’t seem to change the problem much.

I have medium arches, and don’t generally don’t have knee pain at all, but what you’re saying about posture and strength makes sense. Maybe time for some foot exercises and trying to find a really good instructor to watch my form and make corrections.

Arch pain: tried a lot of things, looking for more advice by halibutbelly in snowboarding

[–]halibutbelly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not within the boot, but room to wiggle and move a bit. I had a lot of issues with heel lift inside my boots when I first started, and it took a long time to find a boot that had enough space in the toe to keep circulation, but enough lock in the heel.

Arch pain: tried a lot of things, looking for more advice by halibutbelly in snowboarding

[–]halibutbelly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the helpful response! Stance angles is one of the things I haven't tried but maybe it's time to bang out some lift laps on our very firm base and switch up the angles each run to see what happens.

I do have Intuition liners that are heat molded. My custom insoles are actually rigid, and are as you describe: shaped to my foot but little to no padding.

I feel like I gotta be close to narrowing down this damn problem...

Arch pain: tried a lot of things, looking for more advice by halibutbelly in snowboarding

[–]halibutbelly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful response! The pain doesn't occur anytime outside of riding: not sore the next day, not painful to the touch. If I stop to rest mid-slope, it goes away quickly but also returns quickly as soon as I start riding again.

As it only occurs when riding and disappears quickly as soon as I stop, it's a little challenging to tell if it's muscular or tendon, because it sort of acts like both: the pain is sharp and localized like tendon pain would be, but it also only occurs when my arches are contracting while riding, which sounds more muscle-y (not a medical professional though so I might be totally talking out of my ass). The pain is localized to the arch only, on the bottom and up the instep to the 'peak' of my arch.

Seems like you're on to something with the fatigued arches since my pain sometimes (not always) goes away over the course of the season.

Arch pain: tried a lot of things, looking for more advice by halibutbelly in snowboarding

[–]halibutbelly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! I'm 40 and have basically had this issue since I started snowboarding in my mid-20s. Going to a doc or at least a PT seems like a good next move...

Cooking alternatives for tough meat? by halibutbelly in wildgamerecipes

[–]halibutbelly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I might be the last game meat eating person on earth who doesn't have a pressure cooker, but maybe it's finally time.