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By Forest Hills School in Tubbs Get Outdoors Program Almost everyone can relate to an experience where they have woken up after an overnight snowfall to an ice and snow covered world that was transformed into something amazingly strange, new, and beautiful. We are finding out that utilizing snowshoes in a public school physical education …
-Lorraine C. Trail Walking Ambassador HAIKU: Snow in PA scarce I long to try my snow shoes Will it ever snow? OK so we got about 3” of snow and I got to try out my shoes in the back yard but the snow started melting almost immediately. I was robbed! Any suggestions …
-John S. Kids/Family Ambassador When I go snowshoeing by myself I can gain a ridge, gaze over the valley below, and be content. I love the muffled sounds of the wilderness blanketed in snow and its peace permeates my soul. My kids? Not so much. They want to do something. That might mean throwing snowballs (at …
-Tom Day Hiking Ambassador Snow was in the forecast as my friend Alison and I drove to the North Shore of Minnesota for 2 days of winter camping with friends at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. Hoping for deep snow we hiked enjoying the sights around Lake Superior. Snow arrived during the night, but to …
-Anne Day Hiking Ambassador Winter has finally arrived in Minnesota, bringing with it a foot of fresh powdery snow. It’s about time! I couldn’t wait to hit the trails, so I grabbed my friend Colleen, my dog Lucy, and loaded up the snowshoes for what promised to be a “mellow” hike through a restored prairie …