February 6, 2012
Went post- holing across the crusted snow- field yesterday. Early morning was cooler than it has been. Between 8- and 10° F. — and underneath the snow-crust the snow was not granular yet— as it had stopped snowing the day before. Ellie had a time of it and she needed encouragement to stop from giving up. She at first loped and after maybe 50 yds. of the loping she slowed to a crawl using my footsteps to reconnoiter through this field. We post- holed maybe a thousand or more yds. then it was off to locate a stick and retrieve it from Bear Creek.
Interestingly enough on account of the lower temperatures she lasted only four times. She turned white with frost and icicles, as the water froze onto her fur.
Breaking trail made for a good workout.
I need to look at some winter season tents, which will stand up to catabatic winds.
Additionally, I am getting the itch again to go out there for a decent winter through- hike.
This is the dead of winter at this point and by the end of the week the azimuth of the sun will change again, heralding photosynthesis at Latitude 39° N. The full Snow Moon right now is Waxing Gibbous and 98% of Full. Saw it this morning before sun up. There is something about waking up in the brilliance of this moon outside that invigorates the soul, that's why my longing to be out there!
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