On Friday, I decided to dig out my snowshoes and try a little hike. I don't think I used my snowshoes at all last year. I thought that I'd be able to hike the 3/4 of a mile to Carpenter Falls in West Granby along Broad Hill Road. I was wrong.
The going was tougher than I had anticipated. I didn't want to wreck the X-Country ski tracks that someone else had made, so I was breaking my own trail. The snow was still quite fluffy and, with each step, I sank into the snow and then pulled the snow out with my snowshoe.
I made it about a 1/4 of a mile and decided to call it quits. If someone else had been with me, maybe I could have motivated myself to go farther, but it just wasn't much fun. I did enjoy being outside on a nice day - as long as I was standing there motionless!
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| Ostensibly taking a picture, but really taking a break. |
I obviously need to get in better shape, but it probably would have helped if:
a. I hadn't picked a hike that was on a hill (duh, Broad HILL Road),
b. I had snowshoes designed for my current weight (I bought these a number of years ago).
In all, I went a little over 1/2 a mile, so I don't get to count it toward my hike goals (which must be a minimum of 1 mile).
So sad to put forth that much effort and not have it count!
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