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tkboxer
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 Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: Snowshoeing in the forest |
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Today we went snowshoeing for a couple hours in the forest near our home.
Here are a few pictures from the day.
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Found a old "snowmobile"
Another "snowmobile" this one runs but no keys. This is a quarry for a local concrete company.
The light pinkish colors just below the horizon is the "Painted Desert", it is a area of exposed sedimentary rock that is beautiful, much of it is located in the Navajo Nation which is the largest Native American reservation in the U.S.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow - looks like a nice day to snowshoe! Where are you at, Arizona or New Mexico or someplace like that? |
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| Jezebel wrote: | | Wow - looks like a nice day to snowshoe! Where are you at, Arizona or New Mexico or someplace like that? |
Flagstaff, Arizona. It was a nice day, cold but not windy. I think the high was about 27 degrees.
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You live near a great area for snow walking and hiking stuff tkboxer. 
I bet it is in the summer also beautiful.
Great for wandering around with some big dogs.  |
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TK the pictures are awesome .....one of my favorite places to visit.......you are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place
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Great pictures TKB! It's good to see someone who likes to get outside and enjoy nature.
Thanks for sharing with us.
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Very nice pictures tk, I would love to go and see that painted desert sometime
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phil6580
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Some breath taking scenery there tk mate. What i'd give to live somewhere like that instead of the city.  |
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| phil6580 wrote: | | Some breath taking scenery there tk mate. What i'd give to live somewhere like that instead of the city. |
i agree, but when i recently moved i had the chance to move somwhere quieter - but could not give up the convieiences of town life - public transport - local shops - local schools etc. - still nice to get out in the country whenever you can
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great pics TK!
looks like a fun time! is the snow so deep that you need the snowshoes? is that the deal? pardon my ignorance....but i'm a born and bread city guy and have never been in the woods during winter time. i like camping, but i don't like it enough to be out there in the winter!
and this year, i think we've had MAYBE 2" of snow all season. we are easily crushing the record low for snow in pittsburgh! i'm afraid it's all gonna come in APRIL!!! you know how hard it is to do an easter egg hunt in the snow?   |
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| flyers2thecup wrote: | great pics TK!
looks like a fun time! is the snow so deep that you need the snowshoes? is that the deal? pardon my ignorance....but i'm a born and bread city guy and have never been in the woods during winter time. i like camping, but i don't like it enough to be out there in the winter!
and this year, i think we've had MAYBE 2" of snow all season. we are easily crushing the record low for snow in pittsburgh! i'm afraid it's all gonna come in APRIL!!! you know how hard it is to do an easter egg hunt in the snow? |
I'm guessing there was about 10" of snow where we were at, some spots a little more due to drifting. The snowshoes will spread out the weight and only let you sink in only a couple inches making the hiking much easier. If you did the same thing with just winter boots on you would be stomping through 10" of snow and at least this old guy would wear out fast.
One thing thats nice about being in the woods in the winter is it is so quite, about the most noise you'll hear may be snow falling from the trees. Its really peaceful.
We are behind in snowfall here too this year but we are expecting some more this weekend and the local ski resort is planning on opening finally so maybe winter is here after all...sure has been cold enough.
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wow they r really great pics tk !
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Great pics TK and looks absolutely beautiful there. We haven't had snow in the UK for some time now. I really envy you and wishwe had snow like that over here...
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really good pictures !..............thanks for posting ........really envious..... we have just had 1 cm of snow here in my part of the UK...which lasted just a few hours
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| nice countryside. Is there any wild animals out there, which could be dangerous to human? |
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Awesome pics you took ..you just inspired me to start saving for a vacation.I don't think I've left my city for about 5 years now.Time to get out!
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So this where your old GTO ended up?  j/k
It would interesting how this car got there in the middle of, looks like, no where. I guess it was just easier to leave it there than toe it.
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