Snow was forecast for today so I planned my day around a walk towards the end of the dump. It turns out I got my timing just right, I left the house at about 14:00 then snow seemed about 6 inches or so deep.
I headed out up the main road past the village shop, the road was no longer clear and traffic was slow. Up to Stablebridge I headed along the canal towards Wendover then took the footpath that brings you out at the golf club junction. Then I headed into the woods and onto the entrance road to the woods. There was a single car track but it was about 3 inches under the snow. I had the woods to myself there was not a sound of foot print to be seen.
The going was hard as the snow was quite deep and it was all up hill. There was the odd animal footprints in the snow, it was fairly easy to tell the difference between fox, rabbit and deer. By the time I reached the cafe in the woods (which was shut!) I had a real sweat on. I took a rest under the porch of the cafe where there was a table a chairs with no snow on them. I had to take my coat off I was so hot. I sat around for a while watching the birds on the feeder, mainly tits, I have never see so many coal tits at one time.
After a rest I headed back down the hill, by this time a group of kids turned up they had walked up from the direction of the houses near next the Halton. On the way down I came across a couple (he had a massive beard) they had walked over from Tring. I headed back via the Chalet then the golf club, when I got to the Icknield way I started to see more people, it seemed loads of people had come out to see the snow.
I dropped in at Hillside on the way where the path was being cleared and the women were inside keeping warm. I then headed back home. At the bottom of the hill at the Royal Siam roundabout the traffic was at a stand still I guess they were having trouble getting up the hill. The local farmer was out with his tractor and snow plough attachment.
All in all well worth the effort of dragging myself out of the warm house.
and by the time I was most of the way up to Wendover woods the snow had just about stopped.
Here is a video I prepared earlier