i took what was (hopefully) my last opportunity to cross snowshoeing off this list last week. i went on a short hike at the notch. and by short i mean short. the black bears are starting to wake up from a season of hibernating -- we saw one last week staring in someone's front door! western massachusetts has a big bear problem that always starts around this time each year + lasts until fall. after our own bear sighting, i wasn't too keen on staying in the woods by myself for very long.
it was so nice to head for the woods by myself for a little while after work -- even if every twig snap made me think there was a black bear ready to pounce. i won't go so far as to say that i'm looking forward to next winter quite yet, but i did enjoy my afternoon in the snow.
