SNOW!!!!! The Sage Continues

Part 2: A Scientific Discussion of Snowshoeing

Now I'll admit, at first I was a little worried. The snowshoes didn't feel like they were holding me up on top of the snow.

So I decided to do an experiment. Except by then the camera battery had run down and I didn't get any pictures. Not to worry: after going inside for fresh batteries and to blow my nose (gross!) I came back out to recreate the action for my faithful readers.

The following is a re-enaction of true events:

First, observe how deeply the snowshoe goes into the snow.

But look! The snowshoe-less foot sinks MUCH deeper! Fantastic! They DO work!

Now we need to do something very important. We have to trample down a big spot for Zeke to go poopy. I'll tell you - there is nothing funnier than a dog trying to go poop in deep snow and his butt keeps getting all snowy. He didn't think it was funny though.

Here's Zeke pretending to be a Siberian Tiger. He has such an imagination.

Would you like to see up and down my street?
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And finally, a few things I learned this weekend.
1. -10 degrees is a little chilly.
2. Walking backwards in snowshoes is very hard, but possible.
3. Old 5 foot tall flagpoles make great ski poles, but it is a little embarrassing.
4. It is very difficult to walk in snowshoes when a large dog is standing on the back of them.
4a. Dogs do not understand this.
5. Whacking snow off of pine limbs with a broom, making the branch shoot back up in the air and sending torrents of snow down on one's head is really. freaking. fun.