Day 106: It was a lovely day to go out for a walk, better than one has a right to expect in January. There are only a few inches of snow on the ground at Longmire, although the last storm dumped an amazing 33" of new snow at Paradise over one night, following 15" on the previous night. Last weekend's blustery and cold weather brought the total to 115" on the ground. That still leaves Mount Rainier substantially behind for the year, particularly at the lower elevations.
But for all the shortage of the white stuff, snow artists are in more plentiful supply this winter. Snowmen and other snow sculptures seem to be springing up in a wide variety of places: the Longmire compound, out along the campground road, even atop two picnic tables at Kautz Creek trailhead. What instinct has spawned this sudden upsurge of creativity? Is it the scarcity of the medium? I can't say, but it does give me a chuckle.
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