Country Living in a Cariboo Valley

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Snowshoeing in the Valley

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Before I moved to the Cariboo, I had never used snowshoes. That changed when my friend Marion and I went snowshoeing! See that far tree line?

 

 

Zoomed in on the willows in the field with the treeline in behind.

 

 

And the next round of willows, closer to that treeline.

 

 

Method of transport – it was a lot of fun!

 

 

Marion lent me a pair, and she had her two dogs and I had da Wolf. When we were about halfway across the field, another dog joined us. She had seen us leaving and wanted to come along too! There was a lot of snow out there. It was fine for us as our snowshoes carried us along the top of the snow.

 

Here’s a pic looking back toward our house. We had made it thru the first round of willows.

 

It was kinda tough going for da Wolf. The other dogs are a lot lighter than he is, he was practically swimming thru the snow most of the time.

 

 

Here he is unsure of whether he wants to keep going. He kept looking at me and then looking back at the house! But he carried on, continuing to follow us.

 

 

Looking back across the fields towards the house.

 

Pussy willows just starting to bud! Spring cannot be far away.

 

The dogs blazing a trail.

 

 

Me on my snowshoes, enjoying a wonderful Winter afternoon.

Take a Look at  The Mother of All Snow Curls

 

 

Looking down the Valley.

 

Getting closer to the treeline on the far side of the field – we had already crossed the creek by now.

 

 

Marion stepping over and on the willows, giving me pointers along the way.

 

 

And here we are at the far treeline, we made it!

 

 

 We saw Many chickadees in the willows , but it was very hard to get a picture of them, as they flutter here and there. Can you see the chickadee?

 

 

Rosehips providing some Winter colour!

 

It was great fun and I’d love to do it again!

 

 (This post was originally published January, 2009)

 

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Comments

  1. Kari says

    Annie, these are such beautiful pictures! It looks like a beautiful afternoon walk. You guys really covered a lot of distance. I have taken my students snowshoeing at Crater Lake National Park several times. The park rangers lead the way and the snowshoes are free for the use to park goers. Your photos are just breathtaking!

    • Annie says

      Hi Kari, we had a great time snowshoeing that afternoon. Crater Lake is a magnificent place – we were able to go there several years ago, it is amazing! I’ll bet the kids loved that field trip!

  2. Teena in Toronto says

    Jealous! Gord and I bought snowshoes last year and used them quite a bit. This year we have had zero snow and haven’t been able to use them 🙁

    • Annie says

      Hi Teena, amazing how many places in the North have hardly any snow this year. It makes me wonder about this coming summer. Snowshoeing is a lot of fun, isn’t it? A hard workout though 🙂

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