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reporter: uliana, luba s sister, isn t just hosting them, she s running supplies to the front line to their father s military unit, just like she did for him back in 2014. translator: it was a really funny story. i had to bring washing machines to the military unit because they didn t have a way to wash their clothes. reporter: this time, uliana trekked 1,000 kilometers to deliver night vision goggles, long underwear, a car, a done to m mikhail s unit. she only stayed a few minutes, long enough to snap these pictures, the front line was too dangerous. translator: i was very worred when she went the first time a couple of weeks ago because the front line is not a clear line because air strikes can happen any-where. the front line is very blurred. reporter: even puffa, the family dog, is a veteran of war. in 2014 they took him, a puppy,
For 21 years, I have led an overnight backpacking excursion to a different wild spot in Pennsylvania on a cold, preferably snowy, winter weekend.
We donât do it to prove our mettle, but to immerse ourselves in a landscape of sights, sounds and light experienced at no other time of year. Itâs also an antidote to seasonal affective disorder.
Nearly each year, several people among us are experiencing winter hiking and camping for the first time. Sometimes overcoming a lifetime of trepidation, they are thrilled to learn that being outdoors when itâs freezing can be quite comfortable as long as they are wearing appropriate layers of clothing and bring the right gear.
There is finally a nice covering of snow on the ground here in Northern Minnesota. Maybe thereâs more on the way, too. It is âpretty as a picture.â Those who enjoy getting out for some winter recreation are especially glad to see the snow.
Of course, we all can remember winters when several feet of snow would pile up quickly. Stomping through drifts with our snowboots was fun when we were kids, but I wonder how the adults felt about it? Living in town, our streets were quickly plowed and, aside from shoveling the sidewalk, there werenât many other chores to do outside in those winter months. But on farms, it was (and is) another matter.