Grandpa Ray’s Snowshoes
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2010
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These snowshoes were made in the 1950s by Everest Raymond Watrous for his family. Two pair are in our home and others are in the homes various family members. He loved to work with leather and knew just what to do. He often said that he learned how from his father. There was very little he couldn’t do. Each winter, someone takes them down from the shelf and goes for a snowshoe hike. Our modern snowshoes are shorter and wider. They are much easier to walk with. But, no one seems to care about that. There is something magical about going for a hike in the snowshoes Grandpa made, especially in the beautiful Utah mountains we call home.