January 7, 2017

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Good afternoon,                                                   2:32PM

It’s currently 30 degrees and clear up top. Yesterday’s high was 21, with a low of -2.5 degrees. There’s still a couple inches of snow up top.
 
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I slowly walked through the bluish hue just before sunrise. The mountain was calm. In fact, it was the calmest morning I’d felt up top. Nothing stirred. As I rounded the corner an orange spotlight shimmered through the trees. The dramatic image ahead left me holding my breath. Above, a slight breeze began to stir – breaking the mutual silence.
 
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Sitting alone, the sun warmed my face. Compared to the last week’s cold spell, outside felt particularly nice. I walked into the kitchen and filled two buckets with water. Laundry was now on my short list of to-do’s.
 
So it goes,
Seth
 
P.S. – A huge Happy Birthday to Josh Morris!! I hope you have a great day and look forward to seeing you up top in the coming months. 

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 “Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.” —Theodore Roosevelt