by Anura Guruge
on March 1, 2022
I have been walking on ‘Halfmoon Lake‘ since December 28, 2021 of THIS winter. To start with I, for obvious reasons, stayed close to the shore. As the winter progressed & the ice got thicker I ventured further out. Walking conditions had NOT been ideal. Either no snow coverage to provide traction or too much snow making it hard (without snowshoes).
Today, after some light snowstorms walking conditions were tolerable. So, I decided to walk at least a mile. The initial zig-zags indicate my tactics for tackling snow. I walk on ‘packed’ snowmobile tracks. The ‘slightly’ compressed snow limits the amount I sink into the snow. I try to follow the most compacted tracks. I zig-zag along until I find a good track. That is what I did today.
Once I did the 1-mile I was 3/4 of the way across. So, I continued. It was FUN.
We, i.e., Rowen & I, had the ENTIRE lake to ourselves. We like it that way.
