We hiked Wiley Park and were shocked at how many trees and huge branches had come down in the blizzard. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
Thanks to the Eastham town workers who have done a tremendous job clearing the trails and making them safe again for everyone to enjoy.
This huge tree came down right across the trail.
As you go over the bridge, two trees fell together making a little arch to walk under… or run under.
Have you been to Wiley lately? What a fantastic job cleaning it up! Thank you from all of us!
We hadn’t been to Fort Hill for a hike in weeks due to all of the late January snow and then the blizzard. (Click on blog link for more photos.)
The Red Maple Swamp Trail had several trees and large branches down across the trail and boardwalk.
You can still navigate the trail by ducking under or stepping over the large limbs. I know that the National Seashore has been very conscientious will their trail upkeep, so I’m sure that it will be cleaned up in no time, No matter what, it is still one of my favorite hikes!
The views at Fort Hill are always spectacular, whether you’re up at the overlook looking out at Nauset Marsh or hiking the trails and seeing the beautiful scenery along the way. I love the drive up to the top… you never know what you may see!
The Red Maple Swamp Trail at Fort Hill is still pretty “snowed in.” You can see just how high the snow is by the fence. The snow is almost up to the top rail. Yikes! There’s not going to be much hiking there for a while… unless you bring your snowshoes!
We went to bed Saturday night thankful that we hadn’t gotten the snow that had been predicted, just the frigid cold. But, when we got up Sunday morning, there was about 4” of new snow so it was time to shovel again and the wind chill was 2 degrees.
We went out for coffee and a bagel and then decided to drive around and see if there were any new “snowy” photo ops for my blog. Wow! The snow was fluffy and beautiful and made everything white again!
I loved this photo looking down at Coast Guard Beach and seeing all of the new snow. Look at those huge waves! That wind sure was blowing!
We only stopped at Fort Hill for a few minutes yesterday morning, and it was worth it! Looking out over Nauset Marsh was just spectacular!
There is still quite a bit of snow on the trails, but you can see the grass poking through where the sun has warmed it. I wonder what it will look like tomorrow after this next storm?!
Just for fun, I edited it with a more dramatic look. What do you think?
We went snowshoeing at Wiley Park the other day and there’s still a lot of snow! It was fun to snowshoe on the trails and up and over the bridge. With the forecast for temps in the 20s and for more snow, I think the snow will be there for quite a while.
After shoveling most of Monday and then waking up Tuesday to more wind blown snow, we decided to “make lemonade out of lemons” and have some fun! (Click on blog link for other photos.)
We got our snowshoes that Phil had just put new straps on and hiking poles and put on our warmest clothes with gaiters to keep our feet dry and drove up to Fort Hill. It was just glorious with the sun shining and the views spectacular!
We hadn’t been snowshoeing since we lived in Colorado at least 15 years ago. It was like riding a bike and just so much fun! So glad Phil fixed those straps last week! Nothing like a lot of fun in the middle of a lot of snow!
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