Always Trailing
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(even in dead of winter)
by John PeelOK, I'm starting to get into the swing of this winter thing.
All those trails that I thought were dead to me until at least late spring? Maybe not.
I've rediscovered snowshoes ? those large flat fence-like things you can strap on the bottoms of your feet. With them, it's possible to hike up really steep places. So as long as you can reach the trailhead, you're pretty much good to go.
Keep in mind the avalanche danger, of course. Traversing steep slopes could be a bad idea. And keep in mind that you might get lost. A co-worker uses a GPS device to plot several waypoints along what is supposed to be the trail, and that's a good plan. Sometimes you can follow tree blazes. And sometimes you don't care where the trail is - you just want to get out and explore.
In any case, it's mid-January and I'm back on the trails. Feels good.
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