Snowshoeing in Millcreek Canyon

On Friday, KC, John, Brian, Jared, Paul, and I went on a little snowshoeing hike up Millcreek Canyon. I highly recommend this avalanche-safe place, but go early in the morning as it gets pretty popular with snowshoers, x-country skiiers, and dogs in the late morning and afternoon.





































The day was nearly perfect: light snow, cold, very powdery, and not too many people when we went up (but a lot when we came down).





















Paul decided it would be fun to go down a steep hill, you know, one of those places that usually has a sign that says, "Stay on Trail."

Being manly men, we all had to show we could do it, too. One of us floats down the hill like a graceful bird.

This is Jared's version of snowshoe skipping.

Brian had a new theory he wanted to try out, but he soon discovered there's a reason they're called "snowshoes" and not "snowmittens": they work best if they're attached to your feet after all.

John tried a new path, which worked about as well as the first one.

KC discovered that staying upright was harder than it looked.















Not to be outdone, Jared thought he'd show us how to cross a creek on snowshoes via a narrow snow-covered log. Luckily he didn't make it as far as the creek.

KC climbed down the embankment to help Jared out. An unfortunate turn of events found Jared standing and KC stuck.

This was a fun day.