Vermont and Maine already got hit with their first Nor'easter of the season.
The only snow we're seeing locally is man-made on the slopes of Mt. Southington and Powder Ridge in Middlefield.
This weekend, I was on a slope of a different kind.
Visit #1400, Sunday 18 December 22, 11:25AM-2:45PM, 2.5 miles, 17.8lbs. of litter.
Temps in the high 30s, mostly sunny with a slight breeze.
Once a year, after the snakes all go into hibernation -wait; snakes don't hibernate- they brumate.
Anyway, when it's the time of year when it's unlikely I'll encounter any snakes, I take to the steep slope below Castle Craig and pick up all the cans and plastic bottles tossed over in the course of the year. It's treacherous stepping but the results are rewarding.
Little known fact: A U.S. Air Force plane once crashed in Hubbard Park. You can still find the wreckage.
And here's the first entry into Season of the Missing Glove 2022/23, the Been There A Long Time editon.
I'm not quite finished with this off-season project and plan to return in a week or so to complete my annual pilgrimage. That is, if the snow doesn't cover the slope.
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