Do you Snow Camp?

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I love camping and hiking the year round. My last snow camp was on the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut. It was a lazy snow bound day and I got this wild idea that I wanted to go camping. So, my then boyfriend and I packed up our gear and our black lab, Shadow and off we went. It was already late in day and by the time we got to the trail head, dusk was starting to fall. After about 3 miles it started to snow, we were already slogging through knee-deep new fallen snow from the day before, we decided we were probably closer to the shelter then if we turned around and went back. Finally, we reached the ridge and had to decide right or left to the nearest shelter, we could barely see by that time, the snow was falling so heavy. Well we made it to the shelter, set our tent up in it, got a fire going, and the camp stove, had hot cocoa, and I heated up Shadow's food for her. We all snuggled down for the night! When we woke up, we were rewarded with the most beautiful, sunny, snow-filled day. The tree branches were bending so gracefully under the weight of the snow, the sky was clear, the air crisp. Oh how I loved that weekend in the snow! So, are you a snow camper? Be happy, be joyful, be safe, be strong! oohcute2340