Soapstone was so enjoyable Saturday, we went back for more snowshoeing today!  The temperature was up a bit, but still below 20.  There was no sun, and it was damp.  It began snowing soon after our start, and despite the Wuzzam's 5-layers, he felt "cold".  We got in a strong 5.6 miles in 90-minutes.  There was about 1,250' climb - which was awesome to get on our legs and lungs.

 

We are slowly re-figuring the intricate trail network at Shenipsit State Forest.  It was my favorite place to trail run from 1989 through 1993, but me moving a bit further west, and some disruptive logging practices in the forest made the area less appealing for me.

Our goal is to figure out another of our "homemade" marathons for this location.  We have finished some wonderful adventures over the past dozen or so years...  combining McCann, Whitiker, and Shenipsit into something in the 25 or so mile range seems doable.  I have been adding tracks to an ArcMap project, and will soon begin to "rough in" a route.  The explorations have been fun so far.

Today, we were able to get comfortable with additional side trails, and witnessed a fantastic example of "every birch has its rock".

It felt really good to be out snowshoeing.  The effort was rewarding to feel.  I wouldn't mind getting busier with the 'shoes!