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Local chillin'
Stories of cold-weather barefoot hiking in nearby parks ... because it's a lot of fun, great conditioning, and a nice challenge to really push one's limits! When the air is warm, the ground and the snow aren't really so cold and there's little or no risk of frostbite. |
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| On the ice: a slick little loop around Prospect Hill (Feb 2018) |
| Casual participation in a group hike in the Fells (Feb 2018, and includes some discussion on winter barefooting in general) |
| An afternoon in Breakheart Reservation: soft-snow sensations, along with a little storm cleanup (Mar 2018) |
| Deep snowfootin' in Ward Reservation, a Trustees property (late Mar 2018) |
| Walking on water in the Fells: a three-reservoir ice traverse and fun mixed-terrain midwinter loop (Feb 2019) |
| A bit of a hiatus from recording these, then a bit of a new twist on it |
| Tracking an AMC hike through the snow in Boxford State Forest (Jan 2023) |
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Massachusetts
DCR parks list
Here are another couple of (offsite) articles on cold/snowfooting:
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