Weekly Walk 18
It’s six weeks after the winter solstice, and darned if it doesn’t feel like spring.
Category: Hikes
Weekly Walk 17
Five weeks after the winter solstice, with the rest of the east coast of the United States reeling from record (or near-record) snowfalls, we got a pleasant 3-ish inches.
Weekly Walk 16
Four weeks after the winter solstice, our walk was cold (22°F when we left the house) and snowy. A couple of inches of tiny, sparkling snowflakes had fallen the night … Continue reading Weekly Walk 16
Weekly Walk 15
The thermometer was right at freezing when we left the house for our fifteenth weekly walk, three weeks after the winter solstice. We had torrential rains over the weekend, which … Continue reading Weekly Walk 15
Weekly Walk 14
The thermometer read 22°F when we left the house that afternoon, up from 4°F when my spouse biked away to work that morning. This hike, two weeks after the winter solstice, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 14
Weekly Walk 13
One week past the winter solstice, and we finally had to dodge wintery weather. A winter storm was on the radar for Tuesday, so we took this week’s walk with … Continue reading Weekly Walk 13
Weekly Walk 12
We took our walk a day early this week to beat the rain (and the mud), which means we just missed hiking on the shortest day of the year. Really, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 12
Weekly Walk 11
It’s the week before the winter solstice, and the weather is magnificent. It totally made up for last week’s blah hike, and I had a lot of fun playing with light,
Weekly Walk 10
This morning’s hike wasn’t really one thing or another. It was cold, but not cold enough for ice. It was overcast, but not raining. It’s the twelfth week since the autumnal equinox, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 10
Weekly Walk 9
The eleventh week since the autumnal equinox broke the trend of “chilliest hike yet” but won the title of “rainiest hike yet.” We had planned to hike yesterday before the rain arrived, … Continue reading Weekly Walk 9
Weekly Walk 8
This week is the tenth since the autumnal equinox and as predicted, it was once again our chilliest hike yet. We went with our friend Linda again, and she’d heard it … Continue reading Weekly Walk 8
Weekly Walk 7
Again this week—the ninth since the autumnal equinox—we had our chilliest hike yet. I wonder if each week is going to be chillier than the last for a while. When we … Continue reading Weekly Walk 7
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