Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

" Just enjoy that outstanding view while you clear snow, your video is a post card of snow throwing locales!"

I thank my lucky star every day to be fortunate to live where I live and have the health to enjoy it. 

We were at a dinner party last night and everyone sitting around was moaning and groaning about winter, having to deal with cold temps and snow etc. and talk about trips to warm destinations.     I was the odd man out.  I told them that I love winter and I love snow.  Bring it on. 

This year I bought a cheap old Skidoo Elan to push trails into the bush behind out house so that we could walk them during the winter.  Much nicer than walking out on the streets or roads.   Sadly, my Elan broke down with an electrical problem and I'm waiting for a warm day to pull the engine to fix it.  In the mean time, I've been keeping the trail packed by foot along with help from numerous deer, wolves, coyotes, fox and lynx. 

 The wife and I just come back from a 2.5 mile walk on this loop trail: 

Don't wig out about the picture Trouts, for some reason, I cannot re-size it.

 

Very nice.  You are definitely blessed to have such beautiful scenery within walking distance.  From your videos, you seem to be in top shape operating the Toro have and the health to enjoy it.

Like you, while most people I know complain about snow and cold, including my wife.  I love winter.  A few days ago, a neighbor stopped by to ask why I was shoveling snow when I have enough equipment to take care of a small park?  I said, because I enjoy shoveling.

Now that's just wrong on so many levels...

That picture was taken maybe 200 feet from my back yard.   The forest on the right in the picture is adjacent to the back of our lot.  I cut a tidy little trail from our lot to allow access for the snow machine out onto the opening in the picture.  Nobody uses that part of the trail and the main trails that I've put access trails into seldom see people.  I've seen only three people walking their dogs out on the trails in the past three months.  A lot of people are unnecessarily afraid of the wolves.   I went out for a couple mile hike today and found a deer kill a few hundred feet off of the main trail.  Looks like the wolves took it down at least a week ago.  Not much left of it.  Personally, I'd love to see a wolf or lynx out on the trails but they're way too wary of that.   I have had a couple lynx in yard.  That was an awesome experience.
These pictures were taken from our deck a few years ago.