Saturday, December 19, 2009

Kjekstedmarka tur

Today was really cold again, though slightly warmer than the past couple of days. It got down to -16 C at our house yesterday but today it was a balmy -10 C. We went on a family outing to some nearby woods (called Kjekstedmarka) that I had never been to before.
Tryfan got to ride inside the pulk and [eventually] sleep while Rhiannon sat on top and held on tight! Normally we ski when we pull the pulk behind us, but there are no groomed ski trails yet and the snow isn't too deep so we just walked.
The ground was very pockmarked with deep footprints in the snow which had been frozen and then re-snowed upon, so it was a bumpy and at times exciting ride for the troops. Here is a little video showing part of our expedition.

The fog had frozen to the leafless branches of all the deciduous trees. I just love it when this happens - the trees are completely transformed.

1 comment:

Espi, Lisa and Isabella said...

Mush daddy mush! :)

In Canada when the fog crystallizes on trees we call it hoarfrost - my most favorite of all!