Temp at my place. Central. Maine @ 4F

[hlthe2b]

5. Yup... It's been 7F the past few days on my snowy pre-dawn doggy walk around the lake with one other

"hardy" dog-walker. I'm fine with cold. Wind along with the cold, umm, no. But we were good. I calculate temps based on how many layers are under the coat. This was a one-layer (fleece). Zero degrees is a two-layer. Minus 5-10 is definitely 3 3-layer outfit, including multiple layers of socks under my Gore-Tex hiking boots. Knowing how to dress and attitude is 90% of the "game."

A group of adolescent coyotes tracked with us yesterday, so maybe it's time to start carrying a ski pole for both the ice and a little deterrent beyond the pepper spray on my keychain.