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In the Wind

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The ground was white, the sky was white, and so was the air. For every 2 steps upward I slid 1 backwards. Sinking into the snow 12 inches was manageable, but 4 feet was not. My pace was pitiful as it took 2 hours to snowshoe a single mile, while avoiding hazards like tree wells and cornices. But finally I reached my destination just as the snowstorm came to an end. Clouds broke up to reveal Shell Canyon in the distance. Winds whipped puffs of snow off the treetops like the smoke of a hundred campfires. Surrounded by house-sized boulders, I could see across the valley to Antelope Butte ski area. Between gusts it actually started to feel warm, though it was still far below freezing. A higher angle makes sunlight more intense at this time of year, which was about the only reminder that it is indeed spring.

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Kevin Palmer Photography
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The ground was white, the sky was white, and so was the air. For every 2 steps upward I slid 1 backwards. Sinking into the snow 12 inches was manageable, but 4 feet was not. My pace was pitiful as it took 2 hours to snowshoe a single mile, while avoiding hazards like tree wells and cornices. But finally I reached my destination just as the snowstorm came to an end. Clouds broke up to reveal Shell Canyon in the distance. Winds whipped puffs of snow off the treetops like the smoke of a hundred campfires. Surrounded by house-sized boulders, I could see across the valley to Antelope Butte ski area. Between gusts it actually started to feel warm, though it was still far below freezing. A higher angle makes sunlight more intense at this time of year, which was about the only reminder that it is indeed spring.