Morning y'all,
It's winter again(!!!) up top. The mountain is blanketed with fresh snow and all has been made anew. The high yesterday reached 33 degrees and the low got down to 13 degrees. It was 14 degrees and snowing lightly at 7am observation. The mountain received 1 inch of new snow, bringing our total back up to an inch. I would bet that the trails are still in rough shape, given how much water has been coming off the mountain the past few days. I would recommend Microspikes as a must for anyone planning to summit. The flurries started dancing around 6pm last night. My friend Walt and I were sitting on the porch outside our cabin admiring the low hanging clouds bearing the makings of our overnight storm. These clouds had a classic dark quality, they seemed to be tipping their cap at us as they settled in overhead. It was a great contrast with the other day on Alum, nature seemed gentle and beautiful, it's raw power hibernating for the moment, a wild muscle unflexed. We awoke to a fine powder, the perfect flakes having wrapped the mountain in a fine sheath of chaste flakes, a felicitous end to February. Nature's displays will never fail to impress those who make themselves present. ps: Happy Springerversary to my dear comrade First Man! Wish I could be at WB with ya to celebrate!
Lisa in Ky
2/28/2013 01:19:04 am
Beautiful! So jealous - all we got here in Louisville was a little rain, sleet, snow mix. Heading to the Smokies next weekend and cannot wait! A LeConte hike is probably not in the plans for this trip (some of my fellow hikers are a little newer to it and not yet ready for that particular experience) but I will be revitalized just being in the beauty of the greatest national park in the U.S. Enjoy the day, J.P.
Woody
2/28/2013 02:08:51 am
Wax your skis!!
Rexanna
2/28/2013 02:10:09 am
Doug Y, let us hear from ya! Hope you are not snowbound in NC :)
Debi
2/28/2013 02:23:34 am
Beautiful black and white photo today. Nice to see you recieved more snow. Please, keep it there, I have had enough. :)
Tony Ga
2/28/2013 03:39:05 am
Snowing Cherry Tree blooms here.
Debi
2/28/2013 08:52:11 pm
:)
edwinnia
2/28/2013 02:50:19 am
Such a beautiful pic to end this month. So glad you got your blanket of snow! I love your choice of words...goes perfectly with my cup of coffee!
Marvin Heath
2/28/2013 05:54:37 am
On 75 south headed to the parks as I type. Looking to summit Saturday.
Paul Tom
2/28/2013 06:17:06 am
Another great picture I have enjoyed your daily post but I guess all good things must come to an end. What do you have about 3 weeks left up top?
susan b
2/28/2013 07:32:08 am
Yes, please keep it there. I am so done with the snow!
Dave
2/28/2013 07:49:26 am
We were wondering if you were cutting cartwheels in the snow this morning while we were bushwhacking down around Grapeyard Ridge. We got slammed with a near whiteout at one point while we were crossing a high point on a ridge and even down lower near the engine in Injun Creek, there was about an inch of new snow with more coming down. I may be climbing up tomorrow via Anakeesta and then the Boulevard if 441 doesn't get shut down. Glad that you're finally getting the frequent snow that you'd been hoping for. Keep offering up those toasts to the gods of the fluffy stuff - you still have a few days left to get the 'big'un'.
Dan
2/28/2013 12:01:49 pm
Great picture!
Russ
2/28/2013 01:58:14 pm
About Wednesday of next week the "Big Un" might show up
Billy Bob
2/28/2013 02:06:52 pm
That cabin is a famous one its been in atleast 20 pictures. Anyway it looks great up their.I'm starting to wonder why I'm not standing in the picture! Comments are closed.
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