21 January Photos: Morning Outing and Moon Rise
This morning I walked around the trails at Starrigavan Recreation Area. This evening Melissa told me the nearly full moon was rising behind the Sisters and I should go out and take a look.
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Weather Observations
Ice on the Water
Last February after a cool calm night, I took a morning walk to Totem Park and was interested to find that most of Crescent Bay was covered in ice. Salt water is supposed to freeze at 26F, and overnight lows probably got a little bit below that, but it was hardly frigid. Temperatures on other … Read more
16 December Photos: Verstovia Mountain Hike
Today was the Christmas Bird Count and I made my fourth trek up Verstovia and down into Indian River. Day’s summary copied from weekly summary: It was Christmas Bird Count day, so I hiked up Mt. Verstovia to Peak 2550, down into the bowl and finally into Indian River Valley. Weather: Light snow was falling … Read more
6 December Photos: Frozen Waterfall
I took a hike up Indian River Valley to visit the big tree waterfalls and see what they looked like frozen.
5 December Photos: Indian River
I hiked up to the first bridge on Indian River Trail today. I wanted to check out the confluence of the West and Falls forks of Indian River. As I suspected, the Falls Fork was largely frozen, while the West Fork was running ice free.
4 December Photos: On the Ice at Swan Lake
I spent nearly four hours at Swan Lake today, first with Rowan, then Connor and Melissa showed up as well.