It snowed! And then it rained ...

We FINALLY got some snow so I got my parents to come snowshoeing with me at Crawford Lake. We were some of the first people down the trail and conditions were pretty good! The only problem was because it was so warm, the snow stick to our snowshoes adding a lot of weight. But we enjoyed ourselves and couldn't have gone at a better (or any other) time - when we left it was already 2 degrees and the snow changed to sleet and then rain soon after.

Searching for Winter

Winter in southern Ontario never really came this year, so I headed up for a weekend in Ottawa. Of course, the week before I went it was warm and wet (destroying the canal), but I still had fun visiting friends and family.

I bought snowshoes this year and had to use them at least once, so tried snowshoeing in the greenbelt near Kanata (where I was staying). The snow was well packed so I didn't need the bouyance, but the metal grips were useful. I gave up right near the end though, and while I was taking them off, a herd of dear surrounded me! People in the area feed the deer (!?!) so they weren't scared at all - they just stood there and looked at me.

My last morning I finally got to skate part of the canal (which was still pretty rough) and get my beavertail ... mmmm.