What a wonderful day Patri, Vero and I had at Cypress today snowshoeing!
After attending the usual early morning liturgy, I went home and got ready for our day on the mountain. At about 10, Patri came with her friend's Explorer, and off we went. On the way we picked up Vero. We'd rented snowshoes yesterday, we were all prepped.
Upon arrival at the mountain we paid our $10, and off we went into the woods. Snow. Trees. Fresh, cool, crisp air. It was actually a typical Vancouver day: partly cloudy, with patches of sun and episodes of light snowfall. When the sun peaked through the trees, the surroundings were brilliant. And when it snowed (sometimes while it was sunny not far from us), the whole scenery turned into a winter wonderland. Just amazing.
One of the great things about snowshoeing at Cypress is that there are many many trails to choose from. I think we explored less than half of the available snowshoe trails during the 4-5 hours we spent there. And there was a peace and serenity that we got while walking in the woods, that someone who rips down the mountain with skis or snowboards probably doesn't get.
So I'm a big snowshoe fan. If this enthusiasm keeps up, I may get myself some snowshoes.
Here are a few pics, starging with Patri and I, getting ready for our trek:
Here you can see that it was both, sunny (brightspots) and snowing (white spots on the tree trunks):
Being silly:
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