[at-l] snowing in Virginia--er, Utah

[bluetrail at aol.com]

Couple of years ago I had a mid-October?business trip to Salt Lake City with a free Sunday.? 

I rented a car and drove to a state park that's in the middle of the Great Salt Lake.? Did a little dayhike,?watched the buffalo?and antelope on the island, enjoyed seeing a coyote trotting the beach, visited the park museum.? It was a cold-ish,?gusty?day, intermittently overcast.? 

I still had some time before dark, so I decided to drive up toward Sundance.? By the time I got to the base of the mountains and started up the canyon, it was misty with red fall leaves showing through the patchy mist/fog.? A little higher up the canyon, there was patchy snow on the ground.? By the time I got to the top, it was a Christmas card wonderland of snow-covered chalets, evergreens in thick snow blankets, etc.? I never made it to Sundance as the road was narrow, unplowed, and full of hair-pin mountain?turns.? I've been in Florida too long now to want to tackle that road.? 

I turned around and drove back to the mountain base.? When I got back down, I just wanted to see that snow scene one more time; so I did a U-turn and drove the 20-25 minutes back to the top again just to soak in the scenery.? Snow in October was a beautiful thing to me.

Joan
bluetrail at aol.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Walter Cobbs <walter.cobbs at gmail.com>
To: List, AT <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 3:25 pm
Subject: [at-l] snowing in Virginia



Skylander:

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Last Saturday I hiked Pulpit Rock and the Pinnacle on the AT near Hamburg PA with the Philadelphia Trail Club.? We started at the Hamburg Reservoir Parking lot in drizzle.? When we reached the Pulpit, flying snow? soon plastered the windward side of trees and covered the laurel leaves, but no ground accumulation even at the Pinnacle.? On the way down, drizzle again, followed by clearing weather. Invigorating, good Fall colors. 

Walt.

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"Yeah!? Whoever heard of snow in November?

Anybody get snowed on when they were hiking the AT in November?

Skylander"

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