More New Gear

Sometimes I think Mike agrees to try new things just so he can buy new gear. Last week, it was snowshoeing. This is something we've been talking about all winter, but thought we'd start with skiing.

Anyway, last week we decided to go out to Log Cabin. Log Cabin is nothing more than a parking lot en route to Fraser, BC and is a bit of an unofficial

access point to the Chilkoot Trail. We went to the store to rent snowshoes for

the trip and, "fortuitously" they were out of rentals! They did, however, have one pair of male and one pair of female snowshoes. Sigh. You all know where that went.

We tested out the 'shoes behind out house and really, really liked it. Then Sunday we hit the highway and drove 1.5 hours south into Northern BC. Unlike Whitehorse where we mostly need our snowshoes to cut through the ice, Log Cabin had gotten 30+cm of snow the day before. Lucky for us, our friend Steve cut the entire 8km trail (yay Steve!!). The day was gorgeous - sun shining, very mild temperatures and incredible views, Clare made delicious hot chocolate and we brought homemade soup. We were pretty exhausted by the end - especially Maui!

Snowshoeing is so nice in its simplicity, we just strapped them on and went for a loop through the hills behind out house. They really helped cut through the crust on the rapidly melting snow and made for a lovely Saturday walk.