Winter's Hush
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
The first snow of the season at the lower mountain elevations arrived this weekend. (Along with a lot of rain in the lowlands.) I drove up to the Snoqualmie Pass area for a hike on Sunday, and there was a brief period of time where the clouds and fog lifted just enough to show off the mountains with their fresh coat of snow. I was driving down a forest road to the trailhead when that happened and didn't want to block the road by getting out of my vehicle, so I rolled down my window and took this shot from the car. Later I was glad I did because that ended up being the only time all day that the mountains were visible!
My hike started out in the rain but as I gained elevation, the rain changed over to snow and soon I was hiking through a winter wonderland. There is a magic to the forest when it snows, blanketing the evergreens and carpeting the path in a layer of soft white, as it dampens all the sounds into stillness. And as I stood amidst the silent woods, surrounded by a swirl of falling snowflakes, everything else seemed to fade away and I felt as though I was in a world all my own.
Winter's Hush
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
The first snow of the season at the lower mountain elevations arrived this weekend. (Along with a lot of rain in the lowlands.) I drove up to the Snoqualmie Pass area for a hike on Sunday, and there was a brief period of time where the clouds and fog lifted just enough to show off the mountains with their fresh coat of snow. I was driving down a forest road to the trailhead when that happened and didn't want to block the road by getting out of my vehicle, so I rolled down my window and took this shot from the car. Later I was glad I did because that ended up being the only time all day that the mountains were visible!
My hike started out in the rain but as I gained elevation, the rain changed over to snow and soon I was hiking through a winter wonderland. There is a magic to the forest when it snows, blanketing the evergreens and carpeting the path in a layer of soft white, as it dampens all the sounds into stillness. And as I stood amidst the silent woods, surrounded by a swirl of falling snowflakes, everything else seemed to fade away and I felt as though I was in a world all my own.