![]() Poetry is made of the grandeur that is available to a man with no fortune but with somewhere to walk to and ears to hear and a mind to transport him. He may be defeated in love and finance and yet the night belongs to him, he feels entrusted with the stunning sky, the guardian of the houses on the street and all the people in them. So are poets, the angels and shepherds of the sleeping world. Garrison Keillor Morning y'all, It's a stunning, clear morning up top. The high yesterday reached 16 degrees. The overnight low got to a bitter 5 degrees. It was 6 degrees and clear at 7am observation. The mountain still has about 9 inches of snow, with deeper drifts along the trails. As of this posting, Highway 441 is closed. Check the Park Service's twitter feed for updated road status. Enjoy the snow world! It is yet another day of changed landscape, with clear skies coming in overnight. I will miss the mystery of the fog, the way your headlamp fails to penetrate and leaves the veil of the unknown hanging in the air. Coupled with heavy snow and closed roads, the fog world whispers to us. It speaks slowly, reminding us about how little we really know. The big views and sunshine bring a warmth, a familiarity, a comforting reassurance that yes, our world is still out there. For better or worse. The snow is encrusted to the spruces and firs like an old friend's hug. Sunshine triggers an innate happiness, distracting and distorting the fog world's lessons.
Rick Shepherd
1/28/2015 01:01:17 am
Excellent greeting this morning, JP!
Pat N
1/28/2015 01:18:59 am
...the beauty of white
Tenderfoot
1/28/2015 01:52:33 am
As always JP, thanks for what you do for all of us! Hope your foot is starting to feel better.......Super Bowl Sunday is rapidly approaching and I know that's your goal to be back out there hiking again.
norman
1/28/2015 02:55:28 am
GO JP!!
Forrest
1/28/2015 03:34:58 am
Run, JP, Run! Love what you do. Thanks.
Richard
1/28/2015 04:39:25 am
Great quote and great photograph! Here in Highland, NC, we only got a dusting. I long to see a little snow clinging to the trees like that!
Scott
1/28/2015 05:44:45 am
I live in NH we got 28 inches of snow Tuesday.
Elisabeth
1/28/2015 06:38:34 am
GREAT post...pic...narrative. thanks JP!
Dar
1/28/2015 09:53:49 am
My wife and I hiked up boulevard and down alum last year with temps like the mountain are having now, it was absolutely beautiful with the frost very thick on the trees up top all day. Comments are closed.
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