With the arrival of Winter Solstice, so too a beautiful snowfall which leaves the landscape bright, the trees draped in softness. We should be able to snowshoe now without getting caught up on stumps and roots. We recently worked to clear (and re-mark) the longer blue trail. As usual, there are snowshoe hare tracks everywhere, but this time, Devin was lucky enough to catch movement and signaled me to look. In a flash, the not-so-little critter was invisible again, having darted into the brush or blended into its white environment.
There are miniature trails that cross our path leading from one golf-ball sized hole to another, and an occasional large canine track likely left by a local coyote. Though wolf tracks are a rarity, and unmistakable since they are as large as human boot tracks, it is possible to see them as well.
As we arrive back at Cedarwood Hideaway, the sun is setting and the full moon rises into the treetops. The landscape glows with the brilliance on the horizon and we look forward to our next adventure in the woods.