...'shoeing a pipeline corridor

Gearing up.

'Shoeing the pipeline corridor.

A sign along the way.

Sharing the trail with snowmachiners.

A ski plane flew overhead.

Miles and miles of pipeline corridors criss-cross the Kenai Peninsula. They are enticing thoroughfares for snowshoers, cross-country skiers, mushers, and snowmachiners. Shared by all they often provide access to areas that would otherwise be extremely difficult to reach. This afternoon we took a short snowshoe trip on one in Captain Cook State Park. It was a good two hour hike and we reached a beautiful spot where we could look across Cook Inlet and see the mountains on the other side. Along the way we saw the tracks of moose, snowshoe hare, and a coyote. We were also passed by some friendly snowmachiners and a ski plane tipped its wings at us as it flew overhead. All-in-all not a bad way to spend an afternoon in March...'shoeing a pipeline corridor.