I love to walk up the mountain trails in Colorado. We have snow right now that is the texture of grain. It is gritty and fun to walk on. Many people use ski poles and walk on the corn snow as if they are cross country skiing. Any type of weather and conditions give walking an interesting change. Montessori wrote in The Secret of Childhood “A child between the ages of a year and half and two can walk several miles and clamber up such difficult objects as ramps and stairs, but he has an entirely different purpose in walking than we do.” I still enjoy the adventure of walking.