Just Parachuted in
I am still waiting for the parts to arrive to get the skidsteer up and running. Tomorrow the parts guy tells me. In the mean time a friend lent me a parachute. It drapes over the equipment and helps hold the heat in. Heat that gets generated by an electric heater or my propane one depending on where the break down is — and how cold it is.
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It's been in the -25's for a week or so but last night it warmed up to-15 and there was a freezing rain. Just nasty. Of course on the way to town the wind sheild wipers on the Toyota decide to quit. Drive 5 K, scrape off the wind sheild. Repeat. Fortunatly I got them working on the return trip. And I was extremely grateful having four studded snow tires.
We went snowshoeing again today. Great exercise and more fun than running on a treadmill. We cut a new track over to the East fence line. To bad I can't get those out riders to go in a straight line..
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN_-58jaq87GdTA8fDhuqZV_QamSySslIhrrHPd2JVH2z0cNu6FHc3Oc3uUislwfcChCYWYj9pnQeF7tJAqUpLHe6P_4Zgmo0qvuwlmhmlVjpRbTdPtVu-iokhui0CnkCab4d/s400/trek1.jpg)
Looking back along the track.
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Couldn't get the snow on the over hang to fall on Jo-Ann, but you get the idea.
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We went up "Butt Crunch Hill", along side the Western fence line. The freezing rain smoothed out the ice crystals but it is still a pretty route.
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Finally back across the field to a nice cup of tea.
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I managed to get a sliver and couldn't find the eye Loupe to dig the thing out so Jo-Ann lent me her magnifiers. You don't think they makes my face look fat do you?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5ocwck5iwnbjjpCZKpbEzRv0cBQFm_6qHqjlJzv0GcXzRzLPHqAf-3P3Q5YgMSE8tz7xtNiLalNt3nQggguHIUOIok-oOlLuotBYT3Z9WLwfu3DGfEJWIrtVNKmFcr12TK1K/s400/Artoise.jpg)
Hope your on track for a great weekend.
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It's been in the -25's for a week or so but last night it warmed up to-15 and there was a freezing rain. Just nasty. Of course on the way to town the wind sheild wipers on the Toyota decide to quit. Drive 5 K, scrape off the wind sheild. Repeat. Fortunatly I got them working on the return trip. And I was extremely grateful having four studded snow tires.
We went snowshoeing again today. Great exercise and more fun than running on a treadmill. We cut a new track over to the East fence line. To bad I can't get those out riders to go in a straight line..
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN_-58jaq87GdTA8fDhuqZV_QamSySslIhrrHPd2JVH2z0cNu6FHc3Oc3uUislwfcChCYWYj9pnQeF7tJAqUpLHe6P_4Zgmo0qvuwlmhmlVjpRbTdPtVu-iokhui0CnkCab4d/s400/trek1.jpg)
Looking back along the track.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM2IqYrhAIuYImiVv8Ns-0TQaPJYLS9aO3sotFCiCFBZBjIGntBbBAPhKMSO-1LIsjtg8Qx5yb3vk9Z7RS0leBImDN5TKy9M3R_N2iMPrbDVfWWWAqmx-hY33FVhVYzMrqQEV/s400/trek2.jpg)
Couldn't get the snow on the over hang to fall on Jo-Ann, but you get the idea.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywWKwiPck24CkKa-Dwa3eqJb6dsEOUlhadJuDDdaMpvHPNdn-tPxKthaBPH9IOL0k0IRsWqEUI8V-f4DNDkZhAGxxszIlVzJrvvwouC5vko1n09WexHvOhKvBjAkJwzf4xSHQ/s400/trek3.jpg)
We went up "Butt Crunch Hill", along side the Western fence line. The freezing rain smoothed out the ice crystals but it is still a pretty route.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJtBNxqTu_Riu4bvNi_H1VDpXC_2o-xRFH6K2dENyXwTPwGf9IfysdGuo5vXF4gexES8ej4NVbV9qygy6d2gc_8_8rNG1hwmN8D-3iwml-OzLPmUQmuRK5-0SFAhB96xl2PjU/s400/trek4.jpg)
Finally back across the field to a nice cup of tea.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHByOkYgEJwle1P9QA0Tew325W7KBDRzXrgYUDoL1pVcMjnG6DYx_uUfwGniJbLU__V6J2moEEBwiN_0G5RSQFRwAan5ZhA8Mx1UxR9KTijL9rsdjNggW4uTDmrP_Ab8Pqozx/s400/trek5.jpg)
I managed to get a sliver and couldn't find the eye Loupe to dig the thing out so Jo-Ann lent me her magnifiers. You don't think they makes my face look fat do you?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5ocwck5iwnbjjpCZKpbEzRv0cBQFm_6qHqjlJzv0GcXzRzLPHqAf-3P3Q5YgMSE8tz7xtNiLalNt3nQggguHIUOIok-oOlLuotBYT3Z9WLwfu3DGfEJWIrtVNKmFcr12TK1K/s400/Artoise.jpg)
Hope your on track for a great weekend.
Comments
What a fantastic wonder you are in. such beauty all around!