Snow Shoeing at Kirkwood
Last Saturday, I went with the hubby to Kirkwood, where he strapped on the skis for the first time this season, and I went snow shoeing.
I normally hit the slopes with him, but since I’m nearly 8 months pregnant, I determined that perhaps skiing wasn’t the sport of choice for me this winter (that’s sarcasm, people).
I headed for Kirkwood’s Cross Country & Snowshoe Center, and took my trusty black lab, Shadow with me for company, as dogs are allowed on the trail for a fee of $4.
Shadow was wonderful company for me to have around. Yes, it sucked not being able to go ski, but it was nice to at least be in that atmosphere and take in the beautiful winter scenery.
Anyway, I was thankful that there was a bench at the trail head for the snow shoeing (it’s actually Kirkwood’s cross country ski trail), because I really needed a bench to be able to put on my snow shoes. I trapsed around for a while, but after 30 minutes, my hips and back were aching, so I went back to the lodge, hung out on an outside deck for a while, and then went back out snow shoeing for another half hour. You can’t get far when you’re only going in half hour bouts, but it was good exercise and it was nice to be doing a winter sport.
Here are some pictures from my outing.
Self portrait of me on a break from snow shoeing:
Looking back at my footsteps in the snow:
The moon rising over the Sierras:
A beautiful creek I came across in the meadow:
More beautiful winter scenery:
My faithful snowshoeing companion, Shadow:
