Snowshoeing

[bambu101]

I finally went to the x-c ski place near us and rented snowshoes. It was such fun, and I will definitely be buying my own shoes for next year. I have gone x/c skiing for the last 30 years or so, but this is a great workout in a different sort of way- more of the quads involved with lifting the legs up.

I have to say that this whole thread inspired me to go out and try something that I have wanted to do for years! THANK YOU!!!!

We live on the edge of 12,000 acres of watershed property for the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, and there are miles of old logging trails to explore, with lots of hills and reservoir views. It is perfect for hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, amd maybe a mountain bike someday!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

....this is a great workout in a different sort of way- more of the quads involved with lifting the legs up.

I have to say that this whole thread inspired me to go out and try something that I have wanted to do for years! THANK YOU!!!!

Hey I'm so glad you enjoyed your first snowshoeing and that this thread inspired you! How great!

The hardest workout I ever got was a hike through a trail in the woods last year on my SS over a freshly fallen 12" fluffy snow. It was only about 3 miles but it wound uphill and downhill through the forest and each step I sunk about 8" down and OMG I thought I would die, my legs and quads were in agony....and this after cycling about 100 miles per week in hilly country all summer and fall! Monster workout.

We were supposed to get 4-8" this weekend....but yet again we got GYPPED and only got 2"....not enough to do diddly poop in.

Lucky I have my roller skating at the rink to fall back on....
(ooops...never say "roller skating" and "fall back on" in the same sentence! my tailbone shudders just thinking about it... )

[short cut sally]

I was able to go SS last week finally. The snow here has been non-existant since early December. I had to walk along the edges in some places as the snow wasn't deep enough in some of the fields. One day I took my S-I-L out, who got SS last year and never used them. She had to stop at least 3 times before we reached the hill in my back yard, and probably 100 times before we reached 3/4 of the way up, needless to say, we turned around and I went out later by myself. Thursday my biking partner and I went out for her first time also. She trudged everywhere I went. Her son informed me her butt and calves were sore. I got out 3 times last week. I woke yesterday morning to snow, by the end of the day, there was grass. I did go for a bike ride though.

[roadie gal]

We've had a taste of spring here this week. (We're all going to be bummed when it's winter again next week...) My SO and a friend, the dogs, and I went out for a 2 hour snowshoe yesterday. We were on a trail that had been hardpacked by snowmobiles. It was just lovely. We walked and chatted. The dogs played. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon!