Sunday, March 21, 2021

NCT and Courtney Lake and late season snow romp.

With our weekend forecast of temps as high as 60, the season's skiing future looked bleak.  So on Saturday morning we packed the dog truck and headed south to ski on the North Country Trail and at Courtney Lake.

No problem parking on the shoulder of FH 16.

The plow berm snow is black from stamp sand.
We noticed that snowmobiles had been on the NCT recently.

Ball caps and sunglasses required for spring skiing!

The sleds following the trail, spun down
 to the dirt and made a mess for skiing.

Bare patches are appearing.

Looks like the sleds, hit the log across the trail.  Ha!

Woodpecker buffet!

Overall we had a pretty nice ski here.



Then we stopped at Courtney Lake for one more ski there.
When can we come back and camp here?

The Circle of Life trail had a bare patch here and there.

We took a break on the bench.

Snow baths are always refreshing!

The spiral tree.

The shallow snow depth made it
good going for dogs with small paws.

This is hunting season.
Although, vermin season is always open!

Kelpies are fast!

Just a little bit of snow, remains on this bench.

Back in the campground.

Are we going to be camping here soon?  It's empty!

After two romps, I was tired and wanted to get back in the truck.

On the drive home, we spied a swan who arrived early.
Saving a spot on its favorite pond perhaps?

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