A Walk in the Snow (Minnetonka, MN) 16-Nov-2022

On November 2^nd the high here was 76℉ (24.4℃). By the 10^th it was 64℉ (17.7℃). The next day it was 30℉ (24.4℃). And day after tomorrow, it will be 17℉ (-8.3℃). Winter is here. 🥶 And, oh, we got our first snow too – which lead to 1,300+ traffic accidents state-wide as folks forgot to switch their driving mode from “endless summer” to “freaking slippery.” 😲 Seeing what this weather was doing to the natives, we stayed home.

But, unlike almost everywhere else we’ve ever lived, Minnesota is exceptionally good at clearing snow from the roads. So after just a day of huddling at home, we were able to get out to do some errands in relative safety.

Today we eschewed driving in favor of a walk between Lone and Bryant Lakes – our little local walk. It was cold, calm, overcast, and a far cry aesthetically from when we first did this walk back during the sun-drenched peak of Fall color. 🍂

But we can’t let ourselves succumb to “hibernation syndrome” and curl up inside until summer returns. Short of walking into a blizzard, it’s important health-wise to keep doing outdoor stuff all year round. Gotta keep moving… 🥾

Today’s effort was the usual 6 miles (9.6 km) which got us back in time for an inflation fighting lunch at home. 🥪😋 Even though today was officially (per the National Weather Service) a “dreary” one, we still got some good exercise while fine tuning our snow gear. Brightness is expected to return by this weekend (along with a slap of below normal cold temperatures). So maybe we’ll get some sunny winter photos while taking our snow gear up a notch (insulation-wise). 😁

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