WINTER HIKING FUN Sure, downhill or cross country skiing is enjoyable.  But have you considered the fun you could have winter hiking?  Not just back and forth in the snow to your ski resort’s 7-Eleven, but actually in the countryside, foothills or mountains? When I was younger, I took long winter hikes up into the Sierras with one or another of my kids, often taking a tent and sleeping bags and staying overnight.  Once to a destination, we’d usually fish along small lakes or streams and fry trout for breakfast. But now that I’m a senior, I’m not ready to...