A day to make you smile whether you’re Irish or not.
Deep blue skies, brilliant sunshine and a light dusting of fresh sparking snow. After the miserable rainy weather over the weekend, it was a joy to be out and about in the woods.
Although there were only 2 of us, we managed a lovely hike on Stoneridge, hiking up the back, across the ridge and down the backside of the ridge. Snowshoes kept us sure-footed on the narrow trail and kept any breakthroughs from going very deep into the softened snow off the trail. Water was running down the hill, and we noted buds on the trees. The views from the top of the ridge were spectacular. Rabbit, fox and deer tracks criss-crossed our path, and we spotted a fox den on our descent. The wind had sculpted the snow into interesting bowls and drifts and scoured the open areas into a firm, crispy crust.
As I said, a day to make you smile.
