Winter Wonderland Still...

I am amazed at how easily we can be "transported" to a Winter Wonderland only 50 minutes away - even when the snow is gray slush and grass is shooting up at home. Vern snowshoed today and I skied my typical loop for about two hours. Even with the parking lot half full, one can go an hour without seeing anyone on the trails. I stop occasionally, hear my heart pound, stare at the snowblasted trees, listen to the strange gurgling sound two crows make overhead, and experience what could only be described as deafening silence.