Learning to shoe through the snow.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January, 2007 | by Mahmood, Hafsa Naz

Byline: Hafsa Naz Mahmood Daily Herald Staff Writer Take snowshoes. Subtract the snow. And now it's a no-go? At least not Sunday, when a handful of adventurous adults gathered at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton to learn about snowshoeing - despite temperatures that rose above 40 degrees.

The DuPage Forest Preserve District and Recreational Equipment Inc. sponsored the class during a time when there usually is at least a little snow on the ground. "Unfortunately. I wish there was some snow, but we couldn't import any," said Molly Dapier, outreach specialist for REI. "It's a little hot out." But she said even though there's no snow, the sport still can be taught. Brandon Willey of Elmhurst, an REI action sports specialist who lived in...