Haha ok GK. I just got back home kinda sorting stuff and getting things put away.
It's the weirdest thing, I'll be back up in the morning getting some stand seats. And I will be up there all winter.
But for some reason, it's always sad leaving after the last day of deer season. Like I'll be gone for another year or something. In reality, not a lot changes......other than having to ride the sled in and get around on snowshoes.
"Oh bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round.
It's 17 miles from my house to my camp. Easy peasy. Thats why I'm there a lot!
I have some traditional ash framed "pickerels" thay my cousin made in high school back in 79. I've logged a lot of miles on them. They are great in deep fluff and give good floatation. Downside is they are a long "trail shoe", and tough to use in thick woods.
In tight conditions, or for less or more dense snow, I use a pair of Yukon Charlie 9-30's. These are a modern synthetic shoe my wife bought me years ago. I use these a lot, even if I suffer a little in deep snow. Where I draw the line is if it's deep, light snow and I'm carrying a heavy pack. If my travel varies over shoeing and walking on a snowmobile trail, they are great. They are light and compact so I can take them off and hitch them to my pack. Then when I go back off trail, I can put them back on. They are also very durable if there is a crust or ice.
I'd like to have another pair just like them in a 10-36. That would be great.
"Oh bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round.
Amy and I went on a hike on our backyard mountain this morning. First we dropped off a car at our exit point, then drove back down to the trailhead where we began our hike. There was some snow on the ground and it got deeper during our 1500' elevation gain. We crossed various trails of the Sandia Mountain Ski Run seven or eight times and the snow was 12 - 15" deep on those trails. After three hours of moderately strenuous hiking we arrived at my truck at 9980' and returned home. It's snowing here now.
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We saw a lot of deer tracks, saw tasselear squirrels in the trees, saw a few bear tracks. On the way up we passed three very dark deer and one bobcat. The bobcats are generally nocturnal so that was pretty rare.
