Went on a hike in the snow and cold!

I was supposed to go skiing today (something I NEVER did) but due to the stinky economy, it was cancelled. :(

So a group got together to do a hike in the trails of Lowell. I believe it was a total of 10 miles. I was pretty excited about going because I heard that there was a planned trip to AZ to hike the Grand Canyon! How fun would that be!! So I figured that if I could manage this hike, I could train myself to complete the 26 mile Grand Canyon hike.

I had nothing to wear for this hike. So I went to Sports Etc. and bought really nice waterproof boots, pants (which ended up not fitting), a jacket and a backpack. I certainly looked like a hiker. I was all set!

We start the hike early morning, about 8am. It was freezing and snowy. I fell twice on patches of ice which wasn't too fun because I had so much in my backpack that I just feel like a ton of bricks. No one told me that I shouldn't wear brand new hiking boots without breaking them in, so my feet where developing huge blisters. I also had a hard time catching up with everyone.

It turns out that I may have looked like I knew what I was doing, but in reality I was too out of shape for this. This small hike kicked my ass. It didn't just kick my butt, it also knocked me down and proceeded to beat me up. It was so hard! I guess I wasn't in that great of shape. But considering this was my first real hike, I thought I did really well. I managed to get through most of it without passing out and dieing. So yay for me!

The group. I am the last one on the right. The shorty of the group. We were actually standing on a pond that was iced over. I believe this was halfway through our hike, so about 3 miles in. I was ready to go home and take off those darn boots.

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Lowell-Dracut-Tynsboro Walking Trail- This is good for people that are in decent shape. Lots of rocks, hills and branches to look out for. I wouldn't go when there is snow and ice on the ground again.