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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

2.5 Sloppy Ones


Since yesterday was so nasty, I really wanted to get out and do some hiking today. Cathy and I went to Timber Creek. The snow was better for snowmen than for hiking.
friends with a funny face on a tree


It was very sloppy. I wore the foam snowshoes, and Cathy just wore cleats. Neither was ideal. Ideal was not an option. The woods was stark with wet trees and partially melted snow.
winter woods


The most interesting thing we saw was a hole where some critter poked its nose. We didn't see tracks, though.
hole in snow


We walked out and back. So if you want to hike north from Timber Creek things are pretty well compacted for 1.25 miles right now!

I edited and did miscellaneous stuff.

Miles hiked in 2026: 9.2
Hike 100 2026: 6.7

North Country Trail, Lake County, MI. Timber Creek north for 1.25 miles out and back.

See SPW January Hike

3 comments:

Ann said...

Nice you were able to get out and hike. I like the snow face on the tree.

Sharkbytes said...

Ann- we decided that if there wasn't much that was camera worthy we would make something

The Oceanside Animals said...

Java Bean: "Ayyy, I don't know what is in that hole in the snow, but I would be willing to dig it up to find out!"