We got several inches of now overnight so I decided to go back and check out Rabbit Slough with my friend, Pam and our dogs. It was excellent for skiing. We went 4 miles total, out and back. On the map I could see that we went almost halfway to Cook Inlet on the creek itself. It was pretty overcast so we couldn't enjoy the beautiful views of the mountains you can usually see there, but it was still beautiful in its peaceful silent way. We were the only people out there. Someone had been there earlier, and had made nice ski tracks for us to follow. It's likely fairly easy to remain on the creek but the tracks made it much easier. Once we got to the end of the tracks, we decided it was time to turn around though. The snow was getting kind of sticky since it was barely freezing. Pam's skis collected a bunch of snow on the bottoms. I scraped it off with an unopened package of handwarmers. It was an odd tool, but it did do the job. Baby did really well and I didn't need to carry her. Pam's dog kept stepping out of her coat legs, but she tends to gather huge snowballs in her long fur, so Pam had to keep putting her feet back into the sleeves. A bald eagle was watching us from the trees and we could hear many other bird songs as we skied along. I really love this wild place, whether skiing, hiking or kayaking.
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