The Solace of Snow

[Ellen]

Howdy All,

I headed up Skyline around 6 am. It was wonderfully cool and the rain made the trail just a bit softer on the feet. Took a nice break at St. Florian's cache and admired snow capped San Gorgonio. There was a dusting of snow on and off up to the traverse, then continuous snow thereafter. All was quiet except for the crunch of my boots and my deep breaths as I slowly made my way up to Coffman's and then Grubbs. It was so peaceful and healing -- I wanted that state of bliss to last forever.

I was enjoying a Stone IPA (the Arrogant B pump had problems) when an elderly British woman named Lorna and her daughter Fiona sat down. We started chatting and I learned this amazing 88 year old woman was in England during the Battle for Britain. During the war, she was an expert at detecting Nazi forgeries of British pounds. Her husband was a German Jew who had served under Rommel before leaving in 1937.

Thanks to the mountain for the dual gifts of nature and people.

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

PS On a practical note -- carried microspikes but did not need them. The snow was powdery and I sunk about 4 to 6 inches. I suspect it will get more icy due to melting and refreezimg

[guest]

Howdy Ellen,

Your words ring true for many of us that hold mtns dear, we are so fortunate, and grateful to be able to experience this amazing balance of fitness, nature, accomplishment, introspection time, sharing, and so on.
Life truly is richer for these moments!
yer hikin bud,

ss

[Hikin_Jim]

Sounds like nearly ideal conditions, Ellen (well, except for the Arrogant B tap being down). We've got to get you posting photos!

HJ

[Ellen]

Howdy HJ,

I need a tutorial on how to post pictures from Facebook. I was having such a meditative hike that I only took one picture from the Grubbs viewing area. i aspire to write photo journals like the Master HJ.

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

[Sally]

Hi Ellen, what a wonderful hike you had. I wish I'd been there too. More snow comin', though!

Well said, guest. I will be quoting you next time someone asks me why I need to hike so much.

[Hikin_Jim]

Howdy HJ,

I need a tutorial on how to post pictures from Facebook. I was having such a meditative hike that I only took one picture from the Grubbs viewing area. i aspire to write photo journals like the Master HJ.

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

Who me? A tutorial? The blind leading the blind more like.

OK, so first upload to Facebook.
Then get the web address. If you've got Firefox, just right click on the photo and then select "Copy Image Address." If you've got Internet Explorer, you're living in the past and should see a therapist... OK, kidding, but seriously Firefox is SO much better than that leaky sieve they call Internet Explorer.
Then post the web address of the photo here on the forum, like this:
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/224977_466314333409779_1330532144_n.jpg

Then highlight the address with your mouse.
Then click on the "Img" button here on the forum. You'll get this:


Should work unless Facebook decides to re-organize their addresses which they sometimes do.

HJ