Well, we finally got some snow here ... it lasted a grand total of about 36 hours. Boo. I know you people buried in the white stuff this winter really do not want to hear it, but I would prefer a little bit of winter. Seems that's too much to ask for this year in Virginia. Don't get me wrong, I really did enjoy sitting on the deck drinking a beer yesterday afternoon in the sun when it was nearly 60 degrees out, but come on, it's February!
Anyway, Jason had several glorious days off this weekend because it's "long winter weekend" and the boys were all away. We took Friday and went for a winter hike in Shenandoah. We bundled Sierra in her "peep suit" (yellow fleece suit that makes her look like a marshmallow peep) and did a 2 mile hike. The trail was slick in spots, but it was a lovely sunny day and I loved the quiet of the park (amazingly, relatively few people visit Shenandoah on the last day of January!) and the sound of the snow crunching under my feet.
Baby in a peep suit:
We hiked to the Pocosin Mission ruins, which was a settlement of people who lived in the park before it was a park. There were the remains of a house, the steps and foundation of an old church, and field stones marking what used to be a cemetary.
Steps where the church used to stand:
Field stones marking the graves:
We capped off our day by stopping for a late-afternoon snack and at the Blue Mountain brewery. Nothing like a brew after a hike -- even if it is January!
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