Trekking with my dogs on Sunday, breaking
trail in fresh snow—not enough snow to pull out snowshoes, enough snow to get a
workout. I got to thinking about how much our ancestors needed to rely on
observation to survive. From observing animals, tracking their movements,
finding food or water by watching—a cache hidden by squirrels or mice—game
killed by another predator (pay attention, lest you become dinner too)—even to
creating tools that benefit movement. Were the first snowshoes created by
watching the snowshoe rabbit, whose pear-shaped back feet are mimicked by the
shape of some style snowshoes?
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| by Roberta Jones-Wallace |
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