After work (1530), Mollie and I drove to Enfield so we could take a walk together on the Northern Rail Trail. We parked at Mascoma Beach and noticed that there were people skating, playing hockey, skiing and fishing on the lake. We ended up walking on the ice on Lake Mascoma and talking with several people who were enjoying the wintery outdoors - some of them told us about their winter gear (Nordic skates, a Kickspark ice sled and special microspikes) and shared the name of their favorite winter outfitters. I’m constantly amazed by how there are so many different things to do outside in the winter! We noticed that one fisherman had dropped his bag (while dragging all his gear in a sled) and we returned it to him. In appreciation, he showed us how his drilling equipment reached the water through nine solid inches of ice - wow! Mollie seemed ready to get right back into the car and leave but I convinced here to climb up the steep embankment above the parking lot so we could actually walk on the NRT, as planned. The trail was icy but we were able to walk on the surface OK - the short section passed through the trees (following the lake shore) until it reached the little village center of Enfield. We turned around at the municipal parking lot and backtracked on the sidewalks. We checked out some businesses and the old architecture - Mollie liked the brightly painted houses. Mollie picked up a book from one of the Library Boxes in town - she also fond of those (we've seen them in many places). After our fun outing was complete, we headed home and were back at my condo by 1700. We had a great time "walking on water" today - life’s never boring in the Granite State!
