Lots of days off, lots of snow, lots of running

The more I post the more I wish I had some pictures to capture some of these great times I had running. The spectacular few days after Christmas where the abundance of snow really did make Ottawa feel like a winter wonderland were incredibly fun for running. The best was that less than 10% of my accumulated distances was on actual road. I was able to do around 45k total on snow trails with the highlight being first tracks after 7cm on new fallen snow in the Quarry trails. Granted the deer did have me beat and I stop to speak with a few of them. They look very impressive right now as they carry some thick and shaggy coats and beards. The deer were simply more details in the already beautiful natural backdrop. Thick layers of snow wrapped every tree branch or thicket of pine needles like coats of white fur. They gave me somewhat of a humorous look to be honest- sort of a "what's this guy think he is? A snow leopard or something? Move along clumsy human."
One run I had the company of my brother and dad. This is rare that we all run together and it was a great moment. I had hoped they would be up for trails not only because it's where I wanted to go but it was a perfect 'seasonal' outing. For 'Mr. Big City' bro I hope it was an inspirational and experiential one. Next hope is to get my hands on some snowshoes for more of this no matter the weather as 7cm was tough enough to work through. If it were more I would still like the opportunity to go out.