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11/27/2014

 
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In wisdom gathered over time, I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. Ansel Adams
Morning y'all,

It's a gorgeous, snowy morning up top! The high yesterday reached 31 degrees. The overnight low got down to 16 degrees. It was 16 degrees and cloudy at 7am observation. The mountain received 2 inches of fresh snow, bringing our total up to about 3 inches. It is light and fluffy, yet will surely have some slickness to it. Please be careful and be prepared for deep winter conditions if you plan to reach the summit today! Highway 441 is closed as of this posting, please refer to the Park Service's twitter feed for the latest road conditions. It is getting dark around 5:20 pm, so I'd encourage you to start making your way down the mountain by 3pm at the latest unless you enjoy night hiking in the snow.

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Top photo: The toughest packers south of the Mason-Dixon line! Above: Good snowy tree to start the season!
I had a great day settling in yesterday. It is always a little bit like Christmas for me, as I'm re-opening my boxes from storage without remembering what I put up there back in March. I've got my library all set up and look forward to making the place homier as time passes. I got a little stir crazy around 4pm and ran out to Myrtle Point and Cliff Tops to get reacquainted with my backyard. No matter how long I'm doing this, the beauty never seems familiar. It always retains the capacity to astonish and as I rounded the final few bends out towards Myrtle, I was breathless with anticipation. In moments like that, I am one of the luckiest men alive and I know it. I am so thrilled to have another winter filled with similar daily micro adventures, meandering bobkitten tracks, snowy days spent reading and wondering how time can so beautifully paradoxical, fast and slow in the same tidy package...
Sharon S
11/27/2014 02:10:17 am

Heaven on Earth!!! The happiest of Thanksgiving wishes to all!

norman
11/27/2014 02:30:19 am

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Sandy
11/27/2014 02:12:12 am

Happy Thanksgiving JP!! I am thankful for the beauty you are sharing with us from The Mountain!!

norman
11/27/2014 02:32:13 am

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Dick K.
11/27/2014 02:13:22 am

Welcome back JP!
See you soon.

JP
11/27/2014 02:20:03 am

Looking forward to it, Dick! Can't wait to catch up! Happy holidays! Send my best to Ann, too!

Chief Meteorologist David Aldrich link
11/27/2014 02:34:47 am

A White Halloween ! A White Thanksgiving ! You're two for two. Let's try for a White Christmas and make it three for three. :-)

Steve D
11/27/2014 03:27:32 am

Happy Thanksgiving JP- I look forward to seeing you up there in the next week or two. Need any hot sauce or anything else? Your post this morning was clear evidence of a Thankful man!

Chuck K
11/27/2014 03:39:24 am

welcome back JP....looking forward to your words of wisdom....

Elisabeth
11/27/2014 04:16:00 am

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome "home" JP! Looks like you will get plenty of the white stuff THIS year! Happy trails and enjoy your winter.

Renee
11/27/2014 04:34:16 am

Love that Ansel Adams quote! Looking forward to the winter blog! Happy Thanksgiving JP! "Welcome back, your dreams were your ticket out".

Rebecca
11/27/2014 05:39:37 am

Great second part of your post today.....anticipation. When we leave the mountains to go to the ocean that feeling you have when you crest the dune and are standing on the edge of land looking out to sea. Same feeling as returning home to the mountains and getting our first look at the tall peaks.

Tennessee Girl
11/27/2014 06:00:22 am

Welcome back Mr.JP, and Happy Thanksgiving. Praying you have a safe,peaceful winter up top. Looking forward to your thoughts, pictures and reports.

Ashley L
11/27/2014 07:33:05 am

Happy Thanksgiving JP! Welcome back to the mountain.

Pat N
11/27/2014 07:44:34 am

Happy Thanksgiving, JP! Welcome back to your mountain home.

Renee Ryan
11/27/2014 12:02:04 pm

JP!!! I am so happy your back for another winter season on the mountain!! I look forward to reading your posts daily. I love the way you look at the world :)

Billy Simpson
11/27/2014 12:55:18 pm

JP.....Love you're post my friend. Hope to come visit soon.

Jenny B. link
11/27/2014 12:57:56 pm

JP, it's great to see you back! Now, I have a question for you and other folks who have done winter hiking. What is harder for you, lower temps or higher moisture? I've done a fair amount of winter stuff (including up in your Randolph Mountain Club terrain, JP!--have done the Winter 4s). I honestly think I prefer minus 20 degrees with low humidity and sunshine to plus 32 degrees with high humidity and some kind of meteorological nonsense between sleet or snow or drizzle. Those conditions are what I call hypothermia weather. I was going to do a short exercise hike today but I wimped out with the temps around freezing and this kind of gentle sleet coming down. I will make up for it tomorrow!

Diane A
11/27/2014 01:53:52 pm

I'm glad you are back and look forward to your posts every day. Love the photography and the poetic comments. Thank you.

mohona
11/27/2014 03:02:38 pm

Hey JP! Happy Thanksgiving.


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