First snowshoe hike 2023/24

First snowshoe hike of the season (possibly first in two years). It was raining heavily down in the valley, so I wasn’t even sure I should go, but up at the Raten pass there was fresh wet snow. We’re going to the mountains in two weeks, and I need to get some practice in.

Snow-covered pasture bordered with evergreen woods. Heavy wet snow is falling and visibility is limited.
A snowy path leads between two evergreen trees. The sky is overcast and it is snowing.
Selfie of middle-aged white guy in glasses, red ski jacket and an olive Florida Trail baseball cap. He's a bit covered in snow.
Point-of-view photo of my two snowshoe-clad feet standing in snow.