Winter secret

Could this be winter? What a perfect afternoon for a hike up Bear Creek and around NCAR. A little leftover snow in the shadows, but warm enough that you could smell the earth and the trees.

Cold

New Years Eve - not a night to be out. The temperature fell to the south side of zero, the wind was howling, and the power went out for two hours. But the good times are not always found in the great outdoors, but, instead, huddled near the fireplace with candles glowing in random spots.