Gunshot
A recent snowfall the night before and brisk temperatures, made for a fine winter's day to get out the snowshoes. The only sounds were wind in the tree tops and the cracking of long spindly trunks as they swayed back and forth in the cold air. With a particularly loud crack nearby, one was "encouraged" to look up and make sure nothing was coming down on top of you. I wondered if it was due to frozen sap. Looking online, it is possible, can apparently be as loud as a gunshot, and some can even shatter.
Gunshot
A recent snowfall the night before and brisk temperatures, made for a fine winter's day to get out the snowshoes. The only sounds were wind in the tree tops and the cracking of long spindly trunks as they swayed back and forth in the cold air. With a particularly loud crack nearby, one was "encouraged" to look up and make sure nothing was coming down on top of you. I wondered if it was due to frozen sap. Looking online, it is possible, can apparently be as loud as a gunshot, and some can even shatter.