Barlow Ridge is one of my, at least once a year snowshoe route. It follows the same way as the mineral Jane but once you get to the T junction with the Barlow Road, you turn right instead of left. Then it’s pretty much a choice on how far you want to go. Sometimes I get to a point where I veer off and climb towards Barlow Butte but this time we decided to keep it simple and just enjoy the day. The day started a bit cloudy but very soon it cleared up and we had a fantastic, clear blue sky day with excellent powdery snow. About half way up we found the end of the tracks from whoever went before us so from that point on we were breaking new trail. As we went, we took turns to be up front doing the hard work while the rest followed. We continued like that for a while until we found a sunny spot ideal for lunch and return point. Around us the scenery was incredible. The heavy snow was pushing the smaller trees down which, on the side of the hill, looked like a little army of tired monsters. After enjoying the scenery for a while and just before it got really cold, we started our way back the same way to the car.
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