Walking in a Winter Wonderland

So it's been one of the snowiest winters in recent memory here. We've received something like 60 inches of snow in the suburbs, and even more farther out in the collar counties. 

Needless to say, training walks look more like luge lessons than training walks in this stuff. Or, if you add Jack to the mix, an Iditarod training course. 

You would never guess it from this photo, but when Andy, Jack and I hit the trails at the Cook County Forest Preserve park near our home last week, it was about 50 degrees. Most of that snow melted (largely into our shoes and pant cuffs) then refroze into a lake of ice. 

Think spring, everyone!  With wishes for good health and much love.