Thirty degrees and just over an inch of snow when I left the house this morning. Roads were pretty slick. I headed over to Quabbin Park with hopes the gate would be closed and I could get in a decent hike before the roads were plowed. Got my wish ! I hiked from the gate to just below Enfield Look Out. You could see where the deer had been during the night, However no deer to see today. I did see one nice bobcat track.......

Its only a matter of time before I am in the right place at the right time.

The soft fluffy snow made for quite walking and a winter wonderland.

Jim

 

Quite the storm yesterday! Spent the day clearing snow. What a difference a day makes . The thermometer this morning read 7 degrees  with no wind. What an absolutely beautiful morning hiking. My hope was to snowshoe five miles. The sun rise on the reservoir was awesome. I did see two otters playing while eating my breakfast. Snowshoeing in, I crossed three porcupine tracks , six deer traveling in pairs, One single deer crossed the snowshoe tracks I made on the hike in.

MassWildlife Magazine printed my article about hiking Quabbin Reservoir with a camera.  If interested you can read more of my Quabbin travels in the quarter one 2013 edition.
Jim