This past week we hiked about 5.7 miles through about 4 inches of packed ice and snow. In most places, our weight barely broke the ice under our feet and made our adventure a bit more physically challenging.
As soon as we started into the woods, we realized that it was going to be significantly more difficult to keep on the trail because of all of the snow cover. There was virtually no paths to follow, because we were the only ones crazy enough to venture off into the woods in the first place. We did learn one thing however, whenever we were in doubt on where the trail was going, nine times out of ten we followed the deer tracks. I am convinced that there are far more deer following the blue trail then hikers.
One really interesting thing about this week's hike was all of the exposed deer, bird, squirrel, and dog tracks everywhere. God only knows what other tracks we came across. But they were everywhere. The loose snow made it really easy for us to see where all of our furry friends have traveled the last couple of days. It really was a treat to see all of that.
Without going into further detail, here are the pictures I took during our hike.
See everyone next week.
Joe
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