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Fully clothed Wednesday
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Fully clothed Wednesday Today was cold. We started hiking exactly at three PM in nine degrees and wind out of the southwest. It was sunny, but early in the hike the wind kicked up some snow and blew it northeast. PD tried some woolen ski pants from the Army Surplus Store that I forgot I had. I think they're from Sweden. They have a button fly and leather straps at the ankles, and she looked very stylish in them. Well, she looked warm anyway. She gave them a thumbs up. You'd have to piss really badly to handle all those buttons in this cold! We walked north along the marsh and circled back to the east from the south bank of Portage Creek, then back south again along a deep ravine that runs down to the creek. Gracie was wild today and I worked up a sweat with her. She had turned oddly deaf to my commands and we had words a couple of times about it. We need to go more slowly now. The snow is a bit deeper and it's getting rutted from skis on the trails. If you go too fast you work up quite a sweat . You need to strike a happy medium- too slow and you will also get chilled in a hurry. I think the wind chill was twenty one or twenty five below today. We were out an hour and a half and the temperature had dropped to seven above by the time we got back to the car.. When we got home I had new snow to plow in the driveway. Between the hike and the plowing I was very cold by six PM, and tired.      Become a member now and get a free tote bag. |
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Beautiful photos. Glad you survived the cold. Hopefully the two of you were able to warm each other up when you returned. 
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Pretty pictures! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Beautiful photos. Glad you survived the cold. Hopefully the two of you were able to warm each other up when you returned. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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1/7/2015 6:04 pm |
Those last two or three pix are fantastic! I like PD's pants in the first one.
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Those last two or three pix are fantastic! I like PD's pants in the first one. The sun in winter is so beautiful. It's dark in the pines but especially when the sun is low at dawn or dusk it penetrates, and lights up the treetops. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I sometimes have trouble convincing her to dress warmly enough. You can always unzip or unbutton to ventilate if you get hot, or take off your hat. You lose a lot of heat through your head, so removing your hat will cool you down quick. She did like the wool pants, though. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I remember that survival show where they would drop that guy in the wilderness and he had 6 days to get to the pick up site. He said "if you start sweating in the cold, THAT was life threatening." I am digging them ski pants!  Lol- those are some really old baggy pants, but they're warm. I got too fat for them, but she can wear 'em. First thing she said to me when she put 'em on: "These will go really well with that black pushup bra you bought me!" Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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We stay inside a lot. But I've been outdoors my whole life, and I get cabin fever. I also need the hiking for exercise, and Gracie loves walking. The only reason PD came today was that she'd worry if we went alone. She's been losing waistline and improving her medical "numbers" by hiking with us, so that helps motivate her too. Walking in snow is a workout! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Aw, thank you! The sunshine was beautiful today. I wish I could post full size pics- they look better. It's hard for me to tell how much detail I'm getting from the little camera screen, but on the desktop some of them do look very nice. That little two trunked tree in the fourth photo is kind of a landmark tree. It stands right in the middle of the trail about a quarter mile out, and some days it feels pretty good to get to it- you're almost home! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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We're inside by the pellet stove- nice and toasty! Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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Those pictures are gorgeous... Thank you for braving that incredible cold weather and capturing them to share with everyone. I could never go out in weather as cold as that. Below 40°F and every extremity turns blue and is in danger of dropping off.  Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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After a couple of days of snow just after Xmas, the snow has disappeared here.
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I love the second to last shot. I have a forest behind my house that looks like it is on fire as the sun sets. I stand at my kitchen window and watch how the sun plays on the trees. Beautiful. Your pictures are a great window into your playground. Thank you for sharing.
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After a couple of days of snow just after Xmas, the snow has disappeared here. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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I love the second to last shot. I have a forest behind my house that looks like it is on fire as the sun sets. I stand at my kitchen window and watch how the sun plays on the trees. Beautiful. Your pictures are a great window into your playground. Thank you for sharing. I try not to get so focused on taking pictures that I forget to just enjoy the place. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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