Anyone going to WALK this winter?

[MomOnBike]

Yeah, poor little guy. When he gets excited he can't poop. He's a mini-Dachshund, so he's excited a lot.

Furthermore, his backyard is NOT a toilet. It's a walk or nothing.

It doesn't help that he had a fight with a car that really messed up his back end. (To hear Monty tell it, he won. After all, he's here, and do you see that mean old car anywhere? Now do you? So, he won. QED)

I sure put up with a lot.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Poor little guy!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well, too cold for biking (minus 5F this morning!). So I bundled up good balaclava and all and did my 3mile/1hour walk this morning in 0 degrees F. It was pretty darn cold!! Had to take off my glasses (too cold) and pulled my balaclava up over my nose and mouth. My fingers got pretty cold despite 3 pairs of gloves. Will have to find some giant mittens to pull on over all that. Everything else stayed warm enough. Pulled my hat way down, and the only skin showing anywhere was a narrow slit for my eyes.

It felt good to walk though, better than sitting on my butt at my desk all day here.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Bumped this thread up because it's now winter again and I'm often walking instead of biking due to sleety weather and bad roads.

I walked a brisk 5 miles this morning, about 40 degrees F and kind of nice out. But the roads too nasty for biking today.
I really enjoyed my walk and had no trouble at all keeping warm. I wear several layers of thin merino wool, plus a heavy wool vest and good wool socks and gloves. I'm a wool nut. The wool keeps me warm but breathes well. Here's pretty much my typical gear for winter walking:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/attac...3&d=1196475263
We are supposed to get 3-5" of snow tomorrow. Still not enough to snowshoe ...but fun to walk in! Maybe I'll go on the 2 mile nature conservancy trail through the woods near my house if the snow is pretty tomorrow.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We got 6" of snow today!

I decided to walk a trail through the woods near my house before dark. About 2 miles through the snowy silent woods, it was beautiful.
I passed one x-country skiier on the trail with his black dog following behind him.
I slipped here and there in the snow and had to cross 4x over little brooks with boards placed over them to cross. The trail ends overlooking a small pond with a bench. It was lovely. I stayed toasty warm in all my wool layers and my good boots and gaiters.
I got home just as twilight was falling, and shoveled our porch off by the light of our little strand of xmas lights before going in.

Tomorrow I want to go snowshoeing if I can carve out the time.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

It was about 20 degrees F today, but sunny and no wind. I went for a 5 mile walk, looping around the town through various streets and roads.
There were a lot of leftover ice patches and unshoveled sections of sidewalks, plus some icey/slushy hills to walk up and down. I wore my pull-on ice pin crampons over my boots, and they made all the difference in the world. I was able to walk normally over slippery ice with no problem at all. There are lots of good brands and models of these type of things, this is just the type I have:
http://cozywinters.com/shop/gag-ultra.html
It's something to consider for when one is afraid of slipping on icey surfaces.
I used them last week too, after our ice storm. Had to go out and shovel and clean off the cars, and there was ice all over the ground. They sure kept me from falling.