We donned our snow shoes and headed for the woods, Ryan and I. He had visited a few days before to check out the trail and break it. It was fairly cold, mid-20’s. The overcast skies would sometimes part enough for a brief wash of sunlight, and were otherwise true to their grays of winter. We stopped at the lean-to for coffee, and stopped from time to time to shoot a photo. Mostly, we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the woods, the snow, the sky and the breeze.

Welcoming Woods

New Snow

Off-Season

American Beech

Beech Detail

Unbroken Trail

Leaf Pool

Snow And Sky

Lean-To Coffee Break

Cat Tails

Winter Rose

Snow On Sumacs

Snow-capped Tree Ears

Hiking Buddy

Coyote-eye view

Overwhelmed

Falling Snow

Winter Reeds

Bird Art

Sun And Snow

Though it occupied barely an hour of our Saturday, it was the highlight of the weekend. New snow, the wind in the woods, and my favorite hiking partner, son Ryan. One hour of perfect peace. It doesn’t get any better than this. 

Paz