Fresh Tracks: Lantern-Lit Snowshoe with RLHT

Description

Let's hit RLHT's trails this winter! 

Experience the quiet beauty of a winter evening with a snowshoe walk illuminated by paper lanterns. Meet at the Mingo Loop Road trail entrance and walk into a Solo Stove fire, where you can warm up with hot cocoa and s’mores. The lantern-lit evening walk offers a truly ✨magical✨ winter experience. Lanterns will line the trail, illuminating the forest as you snowshoe through the conservation area. This evening walk is “open woods” style—participants may join RLHT staff and volunteers at 6 p.m. to walk in together, or arrive at their leisure any time up to 7:30 p.m. and snowshoe in on their own. Along the way, RLHT staff and volunteers will be available to share insights about the landscape, wildlife, and conservation efforts at Mingo Springs. 

Where 📍Mingo Springs Birding Trail 

When: Tuesday, February 17 

Time: 6-8 p.m. Cost: Free; advance registration encouraged. Ages 8 and up (youth must be accompanied by an adult). 

What To Expect:

• Less than 2 miles total 
• Gradual walk on relatively flat terrain 
• Low light, lanterns will illuminate the trail 

What To Bring/Wear:

• Snowshoes and poles. Need to rent a pair? Contact our friends at Rangeley Adventure Co. 
• Warm layers, hat, gloves, winter boots, hand warmers 
• Wind protection 
• Water bottle 
• Leave flashlights at home!