Snow shoeing adventure

This past Saturday Joseph and I went snowshoeing for the first time.  We have wanted to do this for a long time and finally had a free weekend with great weather.  We went up to North Fork by Liberty.  They maintain a groomed trail for cross-country skiing as well as trails for snow shoeing. We felt it was a great place to start.  It amazed me how many people snowshoe.  The key is layering as it is easy to keep warm when you are exerting that kind of energy.

 

 At the beginning of our hike.

 Joseph, with Liberty in the background.  It was a beautiful clear day.

 We were mostly in the scrub oak.

 We brought a picnic with us.  We just stopped by the side of the trail and stomped down the snow. Joseph brought a small blanket that we sat on while we ate and enjoyed the scenery.

He brought his camp stove to heat up hot water for hot chocolate.  It was great!

 Our view from where we were sitting.

 A nice day spent together.

We did have a little mishap when we took the wrong trail and ended up following a path that had been made by an elk.  Instead of going back up the hill to the groomed path, we had to blaze our own trail and that was a lot harder.   Took a few falls in the process.  They offer a free cup of hot chocolate to everyone when you get back to the yurt hut at the base of the trails.  We had a great time and look forward to going again.