I imagine more of the ice has melted in the week since I visited Lost Creek Falls because the temperatures have still been unseasonable warm this winter.
Thawing Lost Creek Falls
Just a few miles can make a difference in snow amount on the ground, but although the mile and half hike to the waterfall was snow covered and icy, Lost Creek Falls itself was mostly thawed out, I was hoping to see more of a frozen waterfall instead, but it was just too warm this hike.
Not Lost or Frozen
Between the rain and snow, it wasn’t fun shoveling the heavy wet snow or trying to scrape the underlying ice off before the temperatures dropped again. I rather it was summer and the slippery surface I was trying to navigate was some slick river rocks to be able to get closer to the waterfall.
Slippery Crossing
Yesterday the snow melting on my roof created mini waterfalls but by this evening most of that white stuff finally has melted so just a trickle was dripping off the house. And hopefully no more snow will be added back on the roof and that the ground starts appearing without its winter coat.
Behind the Falls
The sunshine helped make the day seem brighter but with the temperature below freezing, the snow hasn’t melted. A few weeks ago, autumn was displaying its color and it is hard to look at the white snow covering the ground now. The three mile hike through the woods was pretty with its fall foliage but it would have a different look in the winter.
Lost Creek in Yellow