TR Mosaic

Yesterday, the temperatures here rose to near-tropic levels as the thermometer hit 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Because it felt like springtime, I was inspired to see if my car still worked and take a quick drive through the park. The late afternoon sun mixing with the snow-covered bluffs was gorgeous. I thought it might be nice to share some of the pictures I've taken in the park so far this winter. Here they are:

Big Bird: This guy could get into our bird feeder by climbing up the porch railing and across the screen. The day he knocked the bird feeder off the window and fell with it to the ground was the last day we saw the squirrel.


Keyhole: Nathan and I went hiking the day before Thanksgiving. It was a great idea and an awful idea. Great because the weather was beautiful and we were surely the only ones hiking the park that day. Awful because the trails were very, very muddy from all the snow...and I fell :)


Crystal Light: These feathery ice crystals appeared on our back door for Cowboy Christmas.


Sun dogs: Have you ever seen this happen? It's amazing - formed when the cirrus or cirrostratus clouds are made up of ice crystals according to wikipedia.


Snowy Trail to Heaven


A River Runs Through It


TR's Frozen TundRa


3:45pm: Sentinel Butte at Sunset