Back on Snowshoes

The wind shifted with a bang a little after noon today and we had a not too cold but windy afternoon. The skies were crystal clear and very blue. I always write about the clear winter skies but this time I’ll let a picture tell the story.

I strapped on my snowshoes and headed out back to see what critters had been on the move. Last weekend’s snow has settled nicely leaving use with better than a foot of perfect snowshoeing snow. In the course of an hour or so I crossed the paths of several deer, a coyote, red and gray squirrels. The coyote was hunting along an old logging road and made an interesting story in the snow. It had dug out a mouse from under the snow at one point along the trail and was interested in a variety of spots.

The new aluminum and fabric snowshoes have sort of cornered the market these days but I still prefer my leather and ash 14 X 48’s.

Harder to learn to walk on at first but very comfortable and large enough to keep me very close to on top of the snow. I am looking forward to spending many more afternoons on them in the next couple of months guiding winter nature exploration trips.