The dogs needed a walk; but first we had to bundle up.
I put on knee high socks, stretchy pants, jeans and over-pants, sweater, sweat jacket, winter coat and neck covering, ear muffs, gloves, mittens and warm boots.
Then I had to dress the dogs in their coats with warm neck coverings added.
And off we went to the Jack Lake trail.
While there is no snow in the woods, in many places water has seeped from the slopes onto the roads then from the roads and down into the woods below.
We had to give sections like this a wide berth.
We stayed in the woods to avoid the biting winds and the dogs tore about following their noses but never out of my sight.
Every time I wanted to take a photo I had to pull off my gloves and mitts and my hands FROZE!
We explored a few kilometres of woodland trails over a couple of hours.
As long as we kept moving, the dogs and I were fine. It was only when back in the car that I noticed by very ruddy cheeks in the rear view mirror and briefly pondered the possibility of frost bite.
What a bitchin' blog. Just sayin'! Hope it warms up and stays warmed up. :)
ReplyDeleteOh me too. Isn't it the same in the Upwoods?
DeleteI hope things warm up for you soon! Those are prairie temperatures!
ReplyDeleteApparently it was even worse on the Prairies but I hear Ottawa was the winner ... or loser !
DeleteIt's interesting to note that we really don't have any snow to speak of in the Halifax area! And yes, it's getting better slowly
It definitely has been freezing cold. I went out this morning thinking to clean the car out and see if I could get out of my driveway and my whole body just seized up. You are very brave to go for a walk and have it last a couple of hours. We have a lot of snow here in the valley. You know, showers off the bay, snow squalls. It doesn't matter what they call it, it still piles up. I think it has snowed every day since Christmas. Oh well, warmer weather is coming, even if it is months away, darn.
ReplyDeleteI sure bundle up for my walks. What a difference a few kilometres make. NO snow here in the Halifax area. None. Zippo.
DeleteSlightly warmer weather coming here in the next day or so.
ReplyDeleteHere too. Thank goodness.
DeleteJeepers, that must be cold! I cannot imagine temperatures like that... never mind *going outside* when it's that cold! Your dogs are amazing, Sybil. :-)
ReplyDeleteI hate the cold ... but cannot imagine living in a place with poisonous snakes and spiders. It's amazing what we get used to. lol
Deleteyou need mittens or gloves with flip off tops so you don't need to them off to take photos :)
ReplyDeleteI have them but they just aren't warm enough. I went to Canadian Tire to look at heavy duty mitts and WOWSA $50 !
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