Here is a short aside from my day.  For those of you with a delicate constitution or who blush at talk of bodily functions, stop reading now!  Turn away before it is too late!  Yesterday I saw the doctor who has not diagnosed my problem but who has lined me up for days more testing.  My problem is that I have to pee constantly and it is not any of your usual suspects.  So obviously today while snowshoeing, I had to go.  It's not your normal, I have to go but will hold it in for a while, but a painful pressure that feels like someone placed a bowling ball on top of my bladder.  The first time, (yes, there was more than one), we were on a wide trail used by both snowshoers and cross-country skiers.  There was no one in sight so I thought I'd just scoot behind a small outbuilding at the edge of the track.  But no.  The moment I got to the shed a group of skiers came around the corner, followed by a second group not far behind.  OK, no problem.  Plan B was to go up a steep, (and I mean steep), narrow trail that led up the mountain and find a nice tree to squat behind.  This trail was obviously for snowshoeing as I believe I mentioned it was steep.  So we start up this trail huffing and puffing and I feel like my bladder is about to explode.  When we are high enough up to be safe from prying eyes I look down and what do I see?  The flippin' skiers are skiing UPHILL!  Who skis UPHILL?  So now I'm practically in tears and group one is coming at us all happy and smiley and skiing UPHILL and group two is at the mouth of the trail trying to decide if they too want to ski UPHILL or continue on the main trail.  All I want to do is pee!  So just when the UPHILL skiers are out of sight as they skied UP very fast and the other group has finally moved on below, what to my wondering eyes should appear but a snowmobile!  At this point I threw everything in my hands, (poles, gloves, backpack) at GP and started off across the unbroken 5 feet of snow for the nearest cover cause there was no more holding it.  I don't think anyone saw me as I didn't hear any screams but I may have frostbite on my nether regions.  Who skis UPHILL?  xxoo me