The snow part comes from the snow storm that hit the Adirondacks on our moving week-end; the last weekend of April. On Saturday morning we drove a UHaul up filled with all the stuff for the new house. Then, with lots of help from family we got everything inside just before it started to rain (thanks family!). Saturday night we slept in the new house and on Sunday we got up to watch a steady rain change over to heavy snow. You know, the big flakes you get when the temperature is right at 32 (f). At first the snow melted on contact with the ground but, it kept coming down, and as surfaces cooled it started to stick. By mid-afternoon grassy surfaces had accumulated a couple of inches and roads were starting to slick up. That seemed like a good time to head out for a short hike.
The drive over to the Owl's Head Mountain took, maybe, 10 minutes. Even so, it was 3:00 pm when I left the car. Given the conditions that was too late to head for the top but I had an alternate route in mind; the side trail that connects the Owl's Head Mountain trail with the southeast end of Lake Eaton.
A pleasant mile and half brought me to Lake Eaton while the snow continued to pile up. Winter has lingered this year and Lake Eaton was still entirely ice covered despite being just two days shy of May. A picture and a short video tell the rest of the story.
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| Lake Eaton, April 29th 2018. Ice covered and snow falling. The great thing about living in the mountains is that given a spare couple of hours a quick walk leads to a wild scene. |
