The weekend didn't turn out quite as expected. We'd planned to head to Madison Friday night, stay with our friends Sarah and Joe, go to their church dance Friday and rock climb and hike on Saturday. Unfortunately, Sarah was ill this weekend so those plans were nixed. We did get in a nice hike at Governor Dodge today (Sunday) and the slushy (and rapidly disappearing) snow, GREEN watercress on the melty streams, and drippy icicles make me think that spring will show up again at some point. Of course, "some point" probably means mid-April.
Look closely...there is GREEN watercress on that not frozen stream. GREEN. As in SPRING.
Stephen's Falls at Governor Dodge State Park.
The waterfall is flowing and Mike is pretending he can walk on (very cold) water.
The waterfall is flowing and Mike is pretending he can walk on (very cold) water.
Okay, there are still some ginormous icicles. But they're drippy.
Risking my life to see the drippy giant icicles. I saw that episode of Grey's Anatomy....
The Rock Spring House. The best place to cool off during summer hikes.
I hate these signs. Particularly when there is no actual snow on the "ski" trail.
On an unrelated note, Mike's good friend Schrader and his girlfriend Maggi (of a gazillion years) got engaged last night, on Valentine's Day. We are both extremely happy for them. My Valentine didn't disappointed either...I got flowers, sushi, and a ginormous bag of Peanut M&Ms (my fav).
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