New - to us - playground

 Someone told us last year about Top of the Pines, a preserve south and west of Ridgway, as a place to cross country ski and snowshoe, but we never made it over there since we were still playing in Ouray.  We had looked at a house back in that area a few years ago but decided it was too far out.  Mike and the trail group went there a week ago to snowshoe but ended up hiking because there wasn't enough snow.  We drove up there with the dogs last Sunday, hiked around with them, and gawked at the gasp-worthy views.  In the winter, there is snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and hiking.  In the summer, there is hiking, mountain biking, camping, and a nine-hole fristbie golf course.  And then there are the views.

We got a total of four inches of snow in this last storm. La nina forecast is coming true.  However, the good news is our snowblower worked, and the even better news is that Mike says I can get a little snowblower just for me next winter. The one we have drives me down the road, and it scares me.  I do love my tools.  After all, last winter I got a roof rake, something I didn't even know existed until I moved to Ouray.

When we were snowshoeing up Veenstra's trail on Monday, there were ski tracks coming down.  Whoever was skiing, nice turns!  I love that it's a multi-use path, hiking, snowshoeing, skiing.  

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