All I Can Say Is "Snow!"

The leaves of the American Beech hang on all winter long.Yes, the white stuff has covered the Gore Mountain region, and dreams of snowshoeing and backcountry skiing have finally been fulfilled. Best of all, we have a chance of hanging onto it for at least awhile due to the wintry cold. Tonight we should bottom out at about one below zero.

Of the entire region, Indian Lake has the most snow, and North River has enough for some excellent skiing. So I'm ready to head out on the trails hugging Thirteenth Lake and on up to Peaked Mountain. If the weather stays cold, and if we keep getting shots of snow as we have been, there will be excellent snowshoeing on the bogs and ponds of the northernmost Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

Right here at the house, next to the southernmost SPW, there's not quite enough for snow sports, but the ground is beautifully frozen again after the mud of last week, and Sophie and I are able to "make the rounds."

Long-Term Weather Forecast: The National Weather Service has reported that seasonably wintry temperatures are to return as time goes along. Hmmm...They don't specify when, but you know what I'm hoping for!