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<\/a>Hazy light of dawn, Mt. Thorodin in the back ground, the stone ruins of Caribou gold mining town in the foreground.<\/p><\/div>\n
A lot of snow has fallen since I returned from the deserts of Utah, much more than I’ve ever seen here at this time of year.\u00a0 But this is what I expect with a warming climate, the heavier snows we would normally get in spring will fall mid-winter when it’s usually just cold and dry.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Which snowdrift should I go to?<\/p><\/div>\n
This morning, I endeavored to stay off any trails. When I’m walking on a trail, my mind wanders and contemplates things, often unrelated to the hike.\u00a0 This is good when trying to make a hefty decision about something. When I’m off-trail, I’m fully focused in the moment, path-finding, choosing where to go, especially in the forest.\u00a0 It can be exhilarating and gets me out of my head.<\/p>\n
I emerged from hiking in a fairly dark forest and into one of my favorite valleys. A lone coyote yipped and howled from the side of the valley, possibly as a simple greeting to me. It surprised me a little because coyotes usually head for lower elevations in the fall (I was above 10,000 feet).\u00a0 I can’t imagine a coyote hunting for showshoe hares in such deep snow.\u00a0 There were snowshoe hare tracks all over the place.<\/p>\n
Another cool thing were these large feather-like ice crystals growing on the branches of the trees.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The largest ice crystals I’ve ever seen, especially upper left in the shadow and lower center. Over an inch long (2-3 cm). Click for larger.<\/p><\/div>\n
They kind of reminded me of moth wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The title of this blog is the imagined way I’d hike in the sky if everything were upside down, inverted — the sky being the ground. This morning was one of those days where the light was a little flat … Continue reading