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Tey, Penelope and I took a quick hike to the first shaft of Big Horn Mine, from Vincent Gap (about 3 miles round trip).
Fresh snow covered the packed ice found splattered along the trail, making it much easier to navigate. Started sunny; ended foggy (seems the story of most of my adventures). 34 degrees - almost too cold for Penelope to go.

I actually like to ski this trail, but I can only ski to the landslide (about 1 mile). Of course, much more snow is required, and I have to get there before the rest of the flatlanders destroy it with sledding and postholing. So maybe 2-3 times a year I can get a local nordic ski in. I relish those days though.

Next time, we check out the mine. Unless we are skiing.

See it on Runkeeper

The shaft