Snowshoed into my cabin for a check up and overnight

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Joe L. Bachs

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Snowshoed into my cabin yesterday afternoon to check on it, make sure its getting through the winter alright. They don't plow the road back there so it's about a 2hr hike in on snowshoes. I decided to stay over night and hike out late this morning. I packed in super light (just extra wool socks, a Subway footlong, my wilder forge necker and a few 22oz bottles of my home-brew double IPA in my pack) since I've already got plenty of blankets and necessary stuff at the cabin. I'm glad I didn't have to haul in anything extra too, hoofing through snow that deep isn't ez haha. There's electric and running h2o but I turn it all off during the winter months and didn't bother turning anything on for an overnight. Built a fire in the wood stove to keep warm and dry my clothes, even melted snow for water and made coffee this morning... I had too much fun, I really needed to get away from life for a day. Here's a few pictures I should have taken more.





 
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Beautiful setup! Friend and I have done the same to get to his cabin in Michigans Upper. After a few winters of snowshoeing we used snow machines and eventually ponied up with other cabins on the long private two track and paid to have it maintained. Good times had.
 
Thanks guys, I've been shoeing in once or twice a winter for years so it kinda part of the fun for me I guess. Plus my place is one of 3 back our stretch of the road so plowing would be big $ even split 3 ways.
 
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Snow shoeing is a lot of fun and sure as hell a lot better than trudging through the snow on foot. Thanks for sharing!
 
This is just too cool. I often wish I had a cabin to go check up on. It just goes to show, it is simple things that can bring joy. In my mind, that morning cup of coffee was wonderful. :)

Thanks for sharing!
 
The first picture is the only one that really gives a good indication of how deep the snow was (That plowed up pile in the 1st pic is more than twice as tall as my car's roof... 11'-ish). I'd say 3.5'-4' deep depending on how the snow had drifted, we're right on a lake so the wind builds up quite strong. Also it had gotten warm then cold again so there was a decent ice crust on the powder that let me float high in the snow, ideal snowshoe conditions i guess.
 
Awesome, thanks for sharing. I love day dreaming about having a cabin/cottage/trailer, it will happen one day.
 
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