The Sunday before last, we headed up to NH so that we could be there Monday to receive the delivery of our new refrigerator. All the appliances were original to the condo (circa 1986) whe we bought it so we knew then that we would need to replace all of them in due time. Last year our stove died and, slowly but surely, our refrigerator was also dying so we wanted to replace it before we came up one weekend to find rotting food. So we did. The purchase and delivery was painless. Yay new frig!
On the way up to the condo, we had to drive through a snowstorm. That means we had several inches of fresh snow on the ground the next morning. Perfect conditions for snowshoeing! So, we pulled out the snowshoes to take Dylan for his first trip. As I've mentioned on the blog before, our condo sits on 300 acres of land where they've carved out some hiking trails. There's a nice loop to a waterfall that I've taken many times. I enjoy seeing how the waterfall looks in all of the seasons. It truly looks completely different every time I see it. It was time to give Dylan his first glimpse of it.
After the refrigerator was delivered and all the food was transferred, Dylan needed food and a nap. So, by the time we got all bundled and geared up, we were already starting to lose daylight (close to the winter solstice, you know). It was going to be a quick trip up the hill. As always, carrying Dylan is a challenge and on top of that I was blazing the trail (which is hard work in snowshoes). I was lucky to have the ending day as motivation to get me up and down quickly....it definitely made it a hard workout!
As you can see here, it was so tough for me that I had lost many of my layers. Dylan was nice and warm in his bunting. He enjoyed looking at all the snow on the trees around us.
Pretty soon after we started our trek, we saw signs of wildlife! It's rare to actually see anything while hiking (always a special treat when you do) but the cool thing about the snow is that wildlife tracks are in full view. For almost the entire trip, we got to follow some deer tracks!
What Deer Tracks Look Like in Fresh Snow
We made it to the waterfall with little time to spare so we weren't able to take the time to go down the small hill to get right next to it, but here's a shot of it we got from the trail.
Waterfall With Small Ice Bridge
Dylan did so great on our hour long hike through the snow. He was so quiet just looking around and soaking in the scenery. Apparently the hike up pooped him out because he was so tired on the way down that he passed out....despite being in the cold and in the carrier!
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