chill

the wind is howling.
the day began a cool snowy morning and ended with a windy chill.

the trails in rothrock were calling. there's nothing more beautiful than untouched snow covering a single track forest trail. ice covered white pines, and snow covered hemlocks. in the distance, a cloudy, snow screened blur of adjacent ridge tops and trails.

the calm was soothing.. on the ridge, intense winds brought crackling icy showers - a bit unnerving. as were the bear tracks...

but in the end,
there's nothing more satisfying than a snowy hike with good company. the woods - is just where i love to be.
chill.
pictures to come...

2 comments:

Chihiro (CK) Mather said...

wow....it looks really cold. Chaya's booties are so cute : ) She seems to like them.

mountain bound said...

chihiro!!!
she doesn't like her booties in the house... but on the trail she totally forgets about them which is good because... she has wimpy wimpy pads... this way she was happy the entire time in the snow and didn't bite at her feet :)