I've been wanting to get to the woods near Lewiston to see what the winter 
landscape is like after the big floods last summer. The road to the valley is closed yet from both directions but it looks like there has been bulldozing before the snow to put some of the washed out road back in place. There were a couple vehicle tracks made by people going around the "Road Closed" sign which were very helpful on the ski back up hill.
The snow was soft and deep through the valley but skis were the perfect way to travel. Unlike summer when the off road underbrush is too thick to walk thru, on skis I could go almost anywhere and much faster than walking. Rollingstone Creek looks more like a large river bed after the summer flood flushed the valley of downed trees and any brush in it's path.
landscape is like after the big floods last summer. The road to the valley is closed yet from both directions but it looks like there has been bulldozing before the snow to put some of the washed out road back in place. There were a couple vehicle tracks made by people going around the "Road Closed" sign which were very helpful on the ski back up hill.
The snow was soft and deep through the valley but skis were the perfect way to travel. Unlike summer when the off road underbrush is too thick to walk thru, on skis I could go almost anywhere and much faster than walking. Rollingstone Creek looks more like a large river bed after the summer flood flushed the valley of downed trees and any brush in it's path.
This is our house on the hill (wishful thinking!) It's actually a large limestone outcrop which lies toward the west edge of our property.
I have a couple video clips of the water and it's joyful sound as it passes over the rocks and winds it's way down the valley but apparently there is a limit to the size I can post here. You'll just have to come with me sometime!
When I got back home, we spent the rest of the aftenoon with Jon, Mindy, Natalie and Oliver who came over to honor our birthdays. 
Natalie and Sprout checked each other out. 
Miss N. is Grandpa's girl.
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I'm guessing a similar tramp through the woods now wouldn't be quite so serene. A couple days of these temps and you've probably got a raging river!
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