Snowshoeing

Two years ago Warren gave me snowshoes for Christmas. I was in the first trimester of Joseph's pregnancy and not feeling very well so the snowshoes were used only a handful of times. Then last winter Joseph was an infant and recovering from heart surgery. I didn't use them at all. Here we are in the 3rd winter and I finally got them out today. Emily snowshoed to the mailbox and seemed to think it was ok. I strapped Joseph into the backpack and went for a long afternoon walk. My hip flexors don't get enough of a workout in my day to day activities. I can tell because about 3/4 way through the walk I just about had to drag my right leg. The muscle was hurting so bad. I'm fine now, so hopefully I can get back out in the snow Thursday.

A little note about socks. I love my Smartwool socks. Over the years I've had many different wool socks and Smartwool are by far superior to anything else. Most importantly they actually stay on my feet. Most wool socks work their way off my feet as I walk and end up bunched in the toe of my boot half way into my outdoor experience. Since they are actually on my feet they can keep my feet warm, not hot and sweaty, just toasty warm. They aren't cheap. And I never would've tried them if it weren't for clearance prices. I picked mine up for $7.99 at Gander Mountain.