Snowblazers

After our most recent snowfall, I’ve stuck to plowed roads on my morning walks. This morning, however, I ventured forth onto the wholly unplowed Yantis Loop walking path.

It was tough going, with heavy crust on the crest of the snow and shoes breaking through and sinking deep into the snowpack. I knew it could be done, however, because I was following the tracks of two intrepid walkers who had blazed a trail before me. I followed their frozen footsteps all along the path — and then as I approached the bridge I saw that another visitor had also made its mark, but heading in an entirely different direction.

That’s life for you, I thought.