Snowshoes

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Last weekend, I ventured out into the pristine snow covered yard in hopes of finding just the right angle, the right ray of sunshine, the right glint of snow like diamonds, to capture on film.  Well, not that I use film anymore; thank goodness for the digital camera age! The snow pack had a crust of ice, each step required a full motion of leg lift, crunching through the crust into the powdered sugar-snow below.  The depth caused snow to enter my boot tops, icy cold and envigorating.  The walk was wonderous even though no great pictures resulted.  But it was a beautiful day for a walk, and walk I did.  Well....

Two days later, my upper thighs burned like fire and it dawned on me ... all that walking was far more "exercise" than I had thought.  Not to mention that I am way more out of shape than I thought!!  My friend suggested I needed snowshoes ~ I've never had occassion to use them and I think I would be as un-gainly as could be ~ how would one get up after falling down while wearing snow shoes? I had a hard enough time getting up from making snow angels, without feet made larger by multiples! But...

I am loooking out over the ice-crusted snow this morning and wanting to be out there again.  I think I just need more coffee and a good breakfast to get my mind and body in gear.  Then, I'm going outside.  If all I get is another round of thigh-burning, I may have to start researching snowshoes.  I wonder if there is a Guide ... Snowshoes for Dummies?

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