Tom Mann
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Inspired by the challenge thread about a winter without any snow, I decide to post some actual photos (not composite images) of what the very first snow of the season looked like in this area.
Yesterday, a friend and I took a nice 7 or 8 mile afternoon hike on the Appalachian Trail just north of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. While we were on the trail, two things happened. First, the very first snow of this very unusual season finally decided to pay us a visit. It put a delicate frosting on the mountain laurel as well as selectively sticking to cooler surfaces such as downed logs.
The second thing that happened was that while we were on the trail, that region had what I believe was its first earthquake in recorded history. It was only of magnitude three, and we felt nothing even though the epicenter was only about 2 miles from the end of our hike, but it makes for a nice story.
The last photo doesn't show any snow, just a threatening sky, but it is the classic view of the Potomac river, far upstream from Washington, DC, from a place on the AT called, "Weverton Cliffs".
The only cameras we had along were our iPhones (which also had our trail maps stored on them), but they did a nice job in the soft light and with the closeup of the snow crystals.
Enjoy!
Tom M
Yesterday, a friend and I took a nice 7 or 8 mile afternoon hike on the Appalachian Trail just north of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. While we were on the trail, two things happened. First, the very first snow of this very unusual season finally decided to pay us a visit. It put a delicate frosting on the mountain laurel as well as selectively sticking to cooler surfaces such as downed logs.
The second thing that happened was that while we were on the trail, that region had what I believe was its first earthquake in recorded history. It was only of magnitude three, and we felt nothing even though the epicenter was only about 2 miles from the end of our hike, but it makes for a nice story.
The last photo doesn't show any snow, just a threatening sky, but it is the classic view of the Potomac river, far upstream from Washington, DC, from a place on the AT called, "Weverton Cliffs".
The only cameras we had along were our iPhones (which also had our trail maps stored on them), but they did a nice job in the soft light and with the closeup of the snow crystals.
Enjoy!
Tom M