January 28, 2007
Winter playground
Not all snow sports need be gravity based. I went snowshoeing yesterday for the first time, exploring Newton Creek on the southeast side of Mt. Hood. There was considerably more snow for our trip than in this satellite photo. Sam had never been in the snow before save for the dustings we've gotten in Portland. Other than a little shivering at the lunch stop he had the time of his life. Though we only went six miles he worked a lot harder than a fifteen mile run because lacking snowshoes he sank in the snow and had to jump ahead. Also he played hard with his pal Walnut, Jennie's dog.
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On turning around though I decided we should return traveling overland, following the contours of the land and my Forerunner's arrow pointing to the car. It was a lot of fun leaving the tracked path; we were able to truly benefit from the snowshoe's design, all while soaking up a rare and treasured sunny January day.Posted by Dave at January 28, 2007 03:02 PM