Snowshoeing Through the Woods

Lest you think I only cross-country skied and never snowshoed, here is my usual walk that often required snowshoes.  At our previous domicile, while our last dog, Roxie was still with us, I took her for a walk through the woods every morning.  She could be off the leash once we reached the woods, and she really loved it!  And occasionally we had one of those light but sticky snowfalls that turned the woods into a winter wonderland.

The trail through the woods was an old tractor trail, and these two big old maples marked the beginning of the trail.

On this occasion the lower level shrubs, mostly dogwoods, were all coated in white; it was just beautiful!

It wasn't a long trail, but it was interesting and convenient, so we walked here frequently.

On more than one occasion I met the owner, and was welcomed to walk here anytime.

That day I was using my bearpaw snowshoes.  I preferred the old traditional ones.

We could follow various loops, and the owners themselves laid out a wandering trail which I really enjoyed.  Part of the trail if we walked that far went down the old farm lane, past those rocky stone walls I showed you a few posts ago.

Before long we were always back at the beginning where there was 100 yards of younger trees outside the edge of the actual woodlot, and then it was out into the subdivision.

In case you've forgotten, this is Roxie, our good old Grey County mutt, who loved nothing more than burying herself in the snowdrifts, as you can see!