Winter Walk
Spending time outside every day rain, shine, or snow
Snow creates that quality of awe in the face of a power greater than ours. It epitomises the aesthetic notion of the sublime, in which greatness and beauty couple to overcome you — a small, frail human — entirely. ― Katherine May
I recently read about a challenge from Ray Wirth to spend one hour outside a day for a year. He has shared many of his great outdoor adventures — padding, fat-tire bikes, and more. He doesn’t live in California where it is always sunny. His adventures are for all seasons.
I have to admit, the colder the weather got this year, the less I went outside. I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, so I have enjoyed a lot of cold weather in my life, but I was avoiding it this year.
Although it is still winter where I live, the temperatures jumped up to sixty degrees. I welcomed the warm weather. I was inspired and committed to getting outside each day. I was ready for Ray’s challenge.
Then, Kris Bedenian shared a winter wonderland story. I felt like I had missed my opportunity, experiencing only a little snow this year. I thought I would have to wait another year to really get out and enjoy it. To my surprise, snow fell again. I headed outside immediately.
