My friend Mark sent an email inviting his fellow outdoor enthusiasts to a moonlight snowshoe in the fields and woods of Benedictine Conservation Land and Van Loan Preserve in Bedford, New Hampshire. Both areas are next to each other separated by Wallace Road.
These properties are
protected by The Bedford Land Trust with conservation easements and allow
public access to the trails for passive recreational use that remain in place
forever. They were perfect for our snowshoeing quest.
Snowshoeing
Benedictine Conservation Land
On a clear moon lit night in December nine (9)
Outdoor Enthusiasts met at the Benedictine Conservation Land parking lot. The temperature was a mild 18 degrees F.
We then crossed Wallace Road to the woods of the Van Loan Trail
Van
Loan Preserve
The Van Loan
Trail is initially a narrow trail through the woods before crossing Riddle
Brook Bridge. Thereafter the Van Loan Trail
reaches a Junction whence we snowshoe onto the Anna and Pic Loop trail counterclockwise.
The Anna and Pic Loop shortly returns to the Van Loan Trail from where we turn left back to the Junction of the Anna and Pic Loop.
We
re-cross Riddle Brook Bridge following the Van Loan Trail to Wallace Road and the Benedictine Parking area.
The videos you are about to see are generally dark because the only light was that of our headlamps and the light of the moon. I have left these black videos to give you a sense of hiking in the dark led by shining headlamps and the voices of fellow snowshoeing enthusiasts.
It
was a magnificent night. Wonderful
friends. Beautiful clean country air. Enjoy this short video of snow shoeing in
Bedford, New Hampshire.
"Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go outdoors." – S. Priest
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