Snowshoe Grind

Undisturbed snow is absolutely gorgeous. I went snowshoe hiking with friends from work on Saturday the 5th. The trail is officially called the Snowshoe Grind on Grouse Mountain. It starts 3,700 feet above sea level, and the peak is at 4,100 feet (or 4,500 feet, I’m not sure). The trail is about 2.67 miles long. It took us about three hours to hike up and back down. That includes pauses for photos, pauses for breath, pauses for water, pauses for chocolate and pauses to decide which way to go (there were alternatives/loops). Apparently, it should take only two hours for a normal, healthy person. Anyway, it was fun. I managed the downhill hiking better than the uphill part because I would run out of breath easily. We determined I had better balance than cardio endurance. I think I want to do it again!