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March 08, 2019
Farmington, MN
Whitetail Woods SS/XC/Hike |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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| Seven
ULLRs came to Whitetail Woods on Friday, March 8, to enjoy snowshoeing
in bright sunlight. Hike leader Nancy S led the group down a hill
to the main trail where we watched a large group of children having
loads of fun on a sledding hill. The nice temperature with no
wind caused us to put on sunglasses, unzip jackets, and soak up the sun! Nancy S said the plan was to circle Empire Lake on trails for about 4 miles. The first part of the trail was alongside the cross country trail, so we were good stewards and stayed off the ski tracks. When we came to a fork, we separated from the cross country trail and chose the snowshoe trail. The snow was deep, but we followed that trail along the Lake for quite a distance. Then when the trail disappeared, we had to snowshoe through untraveled snow. It was hard work! Nancy S was the lead person breaking the trail. The last person had it the most easy! The sense of fun and adventure eventually became grueling as we bushwhacked through deep snow and brush, so we contemplated crossing Empire Lake to more quickly get back to the trail on the other side. We could see tracks where other people had done that. The alternative was to continue around the Lake in the deep snow. A nephew of Patty F was operating the cross country groomer at Whitetail that day, so Patty called him. He said it would be okay to walk across the Lake. Imagine seven ULLRs walking across the Lake in a line. It seemed a bit like walking across the South Pole! After our adventure we rested our bodies and quenched our thirst and hunger at the Market Grill at a nearby Hy-Vee and talked about the next upcoming ULLR ski day at Afton and the next snowshoe/hike day at Gale Woods. We hope for good snow and bright sun! |
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