Today we set out much later in the day then expected. Weather was in the teens, but the sky was blue and the snow was fresh . We drove to Hickory Run State Park and decided to check out the trail to Boulder Field. This is about a 7 mile out and back if you start at the trailhead off the 476. The trail was broken for about the first quarter mile, but after that it appeared no one had been on it since the recent snowfall. We continued to make our way winding through a beautiful single track in and out of hemlock, hardwoods and rhododendron. I wish I’d had my snowshoes with me. I underestimated how deep the snow would be. Even so it was still doable with just a little more effort as we broke trail. As the sun started to lower itself in the sky, it cast beautiful hues of orange and long deep shadows on the glistening snow. We thought it would be best to turn around at this point due to the temperatures dropping and because we knew it would soon be getting dark. We made our way back and decided to come back again to complete the trail another day when we have more time and could get an earlier start.

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