Winter Hiking - Snowshoeing at the Carl E. Wynn Nature Center or Walking With Moose

Shadows and light

Distance:  0.3 miles                    Difficulty: Easy                            Time:  Up to you

Summary

The Carl E. Wynn Nature Center is a popular area for both hiking and snowshoeing.  The snow was just deep enough for snowshoes on 10 Jan 2014 and we took a short walk.

Opinion

In winter, the Wynn Center offers fabulous views of snow-covered spruce and open meadows.  You also have a very real chance of seeing a moose.  This area is definitely worth a visit. 

Winter Time Posts

Now, that, the temperature has fallen below freezing in Homer, we're going to start posting about having fun in the winter in Alaska.  We're not going to talk about arctic man or extreme snow machining or skiing.  Instead, we're going to write about the differences in the hiking trails between using a boot versus a snowshoe.  Or how a marsh provides dramatic scenes in the middle of winter.

Current Available are:

- Winter sunrises
- Potter Marsh below freezing

- Turnagain Arm iceflow

- Turnagain Arm ice falls
- The Spit in winter

Coming Soon:
- Snowshoeing Eveline Trail
- Snowshoeing Homestead Trail

We are also, weather permitting, going to try walking over the frozen lakes to the the face of Portage and/or Grewingk glaciers.  Some years this is very doable and some years the weather never clears enough during our time off.