North to Alaska, I mean Rangely

Today was a super laid back day for Allyssia and I.  We decided on what Allyssia calls a mental health afternoon and went for a ride.  We both wanted to do a little bit more snowshoeing before the warm weather takes the crisp white snow and brings the colors of spring, Rangely was a good option.  We headed up the main route through Strong and Philips and stopped at Smalls Falls.  There was a well packed trail across the field to the trail but snowshoes were a must.  We could see where someone had come out without some snowshoes and every few steps they sunk to a depth over the knee.  At home the snow has started to melt and it is a noticeable drop in the snow but up here the snow even where the path has packed it down seems to be almost four feet deep.
It is a short little hike and this time of year it is worth the trip to go see.

We hiked all the way up the side of the falls and then continued on a little ways further until we ran into the snowmobile trail bridge and then turned around.  As we rounded one part of the footpath I had a clear view of the bridge that we crossed so I got Allyssia to stand there while I ran ahead to stand on the bridge to get a picture.

After I figured she got a good picture I ran back up so that we could walk down together and then I could get a few pictures of her by the falls.

Once back to the truck we went and checked out the closed Saddleback ski area.  From there we moseyed up into Oquossic and stopped for a simple lunch at the The 45th Parallel.  We have been here once before while on a Jeeping expedition with my friend Connor.  From there we headed home to clean stalls and spend the rest of the day doing a whole lot of relaxing with the dogs.  Until next time stay tuned and check back often.