snowshoeing again

another gorgeous day

high of +4 C

and not a cloud in the sky!

 

headed up towards the Sap Shanty this time

first time in a long time,

no old snowshoe tracks to make

the hiking easier

 

 

yep, there's a fair amount of snow

that is needed to melt

before spring arrives in the bush

the picnic table on the left

is totally covered

 

kept on going past the Sap Shanty

up the big hill

towards the pond hole

stopped halfway up to look back

no tracks in front (above)

and only my tracks behind (below)

 

arrived at the pond hole

to find a tree was down

 

 at the edge of the property,

 found another tree down..

blocking the trail that goes on to crown land..

(trail curves to the left almost like the

shadow is curving towards)

 

the tip of the downed tree is on the left,

our boundry markers on on the tree on the right

 

 

since I reached the spot I wanted to get to,

I turn around and head home

 

soaking up the gorgeous sunshine

along the way

 

yep, that downed tree at the pond hole

will have to be removed this spring/summer

our 4-wheeler will not be able to get by it at all

 

Ron's tree is still standing..

it's high on Ron's "hit list" of trees

that will be coming down this year ;)

 

I wanted to measure how deep the snow

was in spots,

so I used my snowshoe

my boots are size 8..

 

in this spot..

the snow is up to where there are 4 holes

in the webbing of the snowshoe..,

going back to the picture above,

I can measure how deep the snow is here..

 

near the blackberry bushes,

it's a wee bit deeper

 

so glad that we have snowshoes

that allow us to walk

on the snow,

instead of sinking up to our knees

with each step

 

the forecast is calling for rain this weekend

and temperatures around + 8C..

so this might be my last snowshoe

walk of the season..

 

maybe....