Winter Walks

OK,  it is late March but we are still doing winter walks.  Today we went behind the school in a different direction from last week.  There were five of us who came at 10:00 AM where it was a balmy 20 degrees. We only walked for about an hour.   No dogs but some photos to add tomorrow
when the main walkers arrive and I take more photos!   One of us did see a robin so there is hope!

Wednesday ten of us and six dogs took one of the snowmobile trails that go into Grantham.  We hiked to Chase Pond and enjoyed the wide trails.  We did see two batches of three snowmobiles each, once on our way out and once on our way back.  It is a wonderful walk and very peaceful.  The weather was cloudy and only 21 degrees when we started at 9:00 AM.   Several walkers are going to start travelling.  Winter hikes are great but we are ready for Spring.  It is suppose to be warmer this weekend.  But we still have loads of snow.

Pictures coming soon!

Spring!!? Two Treks

Tomorrow is the first day of  Spring, the calendar says but here in Western NH it is still very much winter weather.

To ensure we don't suffer from cabin fever, two walks were organized.

Tuesday five of us and one dog went on the trails behind the school past the old ski chalet and then out in the fields to the Garfield smokehouse and back.  It took an hour and a half.  At 10 AM it was all of 10 degrees maybe but the sun was bright and that helped a lot .  It actually warmed up to 38 degrees yesterday.

Today eleven of us and five dogs ventured out on snowmobile trails off of Croydon turnpike. We hiked to the snowmobile clubs warming hut which even has an outhouse in the middle of nowhere!

These are wonderful wide trails and the weather was a tad warmer at eighteen degrees at nine in the morning.   We all love being out in this area so if it isn't muddy next week we will go back and go to Chase Pond!

We are all ready for Spring but I must admit hiking on snowmobile trails here and the groomed trails behind the school was great fun.

It is clouding over as I write this so we may get snow, rain mixture later.  It never stops.

I have a few photos of us taken at the start of today's hike so check back later

 One taken by me and one by Penny.  Still a winter scene.

March Madness

Last week 10 of us and 5 dogs walked the Hell Hollow Road loop.  I only walked for about 40 minutes because of another commitment but the rest stopped at Sydell's for coffee near the end of the walk. It was icy on the roads and cloudy with snow flurries that morning. No exciting news to report. This is a five mile walk but with the stop at Sydell's , a slight break at maybe 4 1/2 miles but right after climbing a hill.

This week we walked early on Tuesday doing the Camp Rd circuit to the stone house and back, another five mile trek. Today was delightfully warm but we aren't fooled as a major storm is in the works for tomorrow, thus March madness.  You get fooled in March as the sun is warmer and the time changes so right now at 5:30 it is still 50 degrees and bright sun out.  What storm?   There were 8 of us and 3 dogs.

Next week? maybe snowshoes are in order again.  We will wait to see how much snow.sleet, freezing rain, ice mixture we get and my driveway is finally without ice! If we do get the storm I would prefer snow over the mixture.

These two walks we do often as we get in the mileage and they are close by.  The trails aren't attractive right now as it is the start of mud season.