"Howz this?" Bill asked, as we drove the Westside Road near Bonners Ferry and slowed down.
Looked perfect to me, especially after earlier my thumbs down at the Wyman property near Naples.
Too much soft snow there.
Too much soft snow there.
This wide open field of Idaho State Land might not be perfect in December, but on this February day it was definitely close enough to perfect for me.
Dry and bare: sights of beauty this time of the year.
After all, any walking area around our home and our road involved slimy mud or deep snow too soft to walk upon.
So, the amber field of grass with beautiful Deep Creek meandering through was a truly a welcome plot of beauty on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Bill and I walked around the field for about 45 minutes without any need for cumbersome boots.
Taking steps while wearing lighter hiking shoes once again took at least 30 years off from my mental outlook.
We need to be reminded occasionally during the winter months that we really are not as old as we feel.
Yesterday provided just that experience.
And, this week is looking great weatherwise for outdoors pursuits, as long as we find places with no mud or snow.
For anyone wishing to escape the mud and snow obstacles, there's plenty of room for walking at the National Wildlife Refuge just north of where we were yesterday.
As we drove through the area, we saw folks with cameras and tripods, we saw anglers at a Kootenai River boat launch and other groups of people out enjoy their walks.
As is customary, the Bonners Ferry area is much closer to spring than we are. Heck, the tennis courts at the fairgrounds are even dry.
While we were enjoying our walk and during the hours before and the hours afterward, our Annie was somewhere in Southern California with friends on a mission.
Mission accomplished too: 1,000 geocaches in one day.
The Facebook dialogue (Annie is 'Mia Wallace') below reveals some of their strategy.
Martin Kohlert Wowowow...OK, congrats first! ;)
But, how does that work? I mean, a day has 1440 minutes, that means you had logged a cache every 86 seconds?!? :
Mia Wallace 4 a.m. to 11 p.m...but we left the hotel at 3 a.m. for one cache and the drive to the trail
Dry and bare: sights of beauty this time of the year.
After all, any walking area around our home and our road involved slimy mud or deep snow too soft to walk upon.
So, the amber field of grass with beautiful Deep Creek meandering through was a truly a welcome plot of beauty on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Bill and I walked around the field for about 45 minutes without any need for cumbersome boots.
Taking steps while wearing lighter hiking shoes once again took at least 30 years off from my mental outlook.
We need to be reminded occasionally during the winter months that we really are not as old as we feel.
Yesterday provided just that experience.
And, this week is looking great weatherwise for outdoors pursuits, as long as we find places with no mud or snow.
For anyone wishing to escape the mud and snow obstacles, there's plenty of room for walking at the National Wildlife Refuge just north of where we were yesterday.
As we drove through the area, we saw folks with cameras and tripods, we saw anglers at a Kootenai River boat launch and other groups of people out enjoy their walks.
As is customary, the Bonners Ferry area is much closer to spring than we are. Heck, the tennis courts at the fairgrounds are even dry.
While we were enjoying our walk and during the hours before and the hours afterward, our Annie was somewhere in Southern California with friends on a mission.
Mission accomplished too: 1,000 geocaches in one day.
The Facebook dialogue (Annie is 'Mia Wallace') below reveals some of their strategy.
Martin Kohlert Wowowow...OK, congrats first! ;)
But, how does that work? I mean, a day has 1440 minutes, that means you had logged a cache every 86 seconds?!? :
Martin Kohlert I'm officially impressed!
Michael Weber And every member of the team have signed every logbook personally?
Mia Wallace We had a stamp with all our names. We all stopped at every cache.
Mia Wallace 4 a.m. to 11 p.m...but we left the hotel at 3 a.m. for one cache and the drive to the trail
So, that's all on this holiday. We'll probably spend at least part of the day looking for more dry oases in the area.
Happy Monday.
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