Silence of Winter

The muffling effect of snow, the hibernation of animals, the calm of a cold morning.  The world is holding its breath waiting for the warmth to return.  A snowy forest would have conveyed this nicely - but the sight of all these paddleboards waiting idly in the snow, next to a frozen river, is also…Read more Silence of Winter

Dinosaur Tracks!

A rare find!  Dinosaur tracks in Maryland!  The animal was EXACTLY the size of a wild turkey... a couple of them by the looks of it.  =) These turkey tracks were left a couple days ago when the weather was warm and wet.  Now the ground is frozen solid, preserving the tracks...for a while.

Advection Fog

Beautiful pic from our run this morning. 60deg warm, moist on top of the snow made for some nice advection fog views. This is on the Assabet River Rail Trail. Photo Credit - Tom Hesbach

Patterns in the Ice

The frozen surface of a tidal river - the ridges and patterns that form with the push and heave of changing tides are really interesting.  Almost like a terraced garden.  The Arctic in minature? Photo Credit - Lynn Abbott

Ice Boats?

The sailing fleet is stranded, and there are no ice boats around to take their place.  It's so rare to see this (brackish) river frozen over, I guess nobody thought they'd be needed! Photo credit - Lynn Abbott