Blazing My Own Trail

I did some snowshoeing in American Fork Canyon today. It was in an area that I had never been to before near Tibble Fork. The official trail was actually a cross country ski trail. and there were signs asking people without skis to stay off of the groomed trail. I took the signs to heart and decided to just blaze my own trail through the snow. That is what snowshoes are for after all, isn't it? The snow was probably five or six feet deep and, on average, I was sinking about a foot with every step that I took. On top of being really beautiful, snowshoeing is much better exercise when you get off the trail.