A maze of aspen trees in the snow

A maze of aspen trees in the snow

Well, Santa pulled through with the snowshoes, and I gave them a test drive on Christmas day. The nice thing about snowshoes is the fact that they open up huge new tracts of the forest to hiking. And they let you enjoy established trails right after a big snow, before the path gets trampled down with other hikers:

Along Aspen Vista

Along Aspen Vista

It’s a great excuse to get out and indulge in the winter sunshine after a storm:

Winter sunshine

Winter sunshine

So if you’re planning a visit to Santa Fe in the winter, think about bringing along a few extra layers and heading up the mountain with rented snowshoes. You’ll enjoy a whole new dimension of our winter world.

The view from Aspen Vista

The view from Aspen Vista

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