Our walk Friday at Westchester Lagoon was really nice. I wanted to share a few pictures and paragraphs of a typical winter afternoon for us here.
Denali was out. Pretty impressive, even from 125 miles away. Seven out of ten days the mountain isn’t visible because of clouds, so it’s nice when you see it.
You don’t see this sign on trails back home! We didn’t see any moose on the walk today, but we have a couple of times before. We were passed by plenty of cross country skiers and cyclists on fat tire bikes, and Sal was able to pet plenty of dogs, including Grover, a beautiful, older golden retriever who does part time work as a therapy dog. His mom is a retired 30 year federal prosecutor who had seen enough bad things that when she got her gentle, loving dog, knew exactly where he was needed.
The lagoon is frozen and we watched some kids playing hockey. Started talking with the supervising dads, and turns out these 10 and 12 year olds were from Texas, up here to play in a hockey tournament. They had lost their game this morning to an Alaska team. But after a game and a lost, what did they want to do? Get on the ice and play more hockey. The dads said they were loving their trip, and one dad said his son was already planning a move to Alaska.
You meet a lot of nice people on the trails with interesting stories.
And Sal and I walked out on the ice for the first time. Not too far because it was surprisingly slick! I thought it would be rough, but no, like the trails, the ice is groomed for people to enjoy. A truck, kind of like a Zamboni, sprays water on the ice and smooths it over so the surface is very smooth. Great for skaters and ice hockey but not the best for ladies of a certain age.😊 Glad we walked on water, but maybe in future we’ll stick to the trails.
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