Dust of Snow
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
–Robert Frost’s “Dust of Snow”
A few of us drove towards Mt. Hood for some rock climbing last Saturday, only to find cold rain at our destination. An impromptu hike further up-valley led us through the first snow of the season, and turned into a bit of a recon mission for tours in the coming months. Hooray for snow!!
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October 9th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Check out the second photo taken 2 days ago:
http://www.silvertonmountain.com/
October 15th, 2007 at 11:32 pm
Woah - I had to memorize that poem in 5th grade and I don’t think I’ve thought of it in 20 years. Time to get up to Mt. Hood and get snowed on.
October 21st, 2007 at 8:00 pm
There is nothing more magical and mesmerizing as the first snow of the season! I say bring it fast and furious!
One must have a mind of winter
To regard the frost and boughs
Of the pine-trees crusted with snow;
And have been cold a long time
To behold the juniper shagged with ice,
The spruces rough in the distant glitter
by Alfred A. Knopf