Snowshoeing with kid(s) and dog(s): March 8, 2018

With my son’s snowshoeing & winter “camping” trip coming up March 17, I decided to get him out for a while with his snowshoes. I’ve also been wanting to get out on a local trail with Chloe, our new dog, to see how her recall is when she is off leash with lots of distractions around.

We ended up covering about a 1/2 mile, with lots of playing and purposefully falling into the snow. To earn his snowshoeing award (like a merit badge), Ethan will have to snowshoe a mile on a packed trail, so he should be fine. Chole’s recall is getting better, but it definitely needs more work when there are distractions. 

Here are some photos: 


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Gear

Having received over a foot of fresh snow, my day started with spending a couple of hours shoveling and moving snow. Although snowshoeing portion of the day wasn’t particularly strenuous, the combination of moving snow and snowshoeing was a good opportunity to get out with some gear. 

 


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