but for most of the route the snow is packed down and easy to travel on snowshoes. I snowshoe up over a ridge and descend into a valley that feels completely solitary and wild. The stillness of ...

In places the snow is waist deep, but for most of the route the snow is packed down and easy to travel on snowshoes. I snowshoe up over a ridge and descend into a valley that feels completely solitary ...

For the first time in years, the Northeast is experiencing a long, deep winter. For people who love snow it's a playground. NPR's Brian Mann went snowshoeing in New York's Adirondack Mountains.