Snow in the Cascades

Salt Creek just below Gold Lake

We went snow shoeing the day after Thanksgiving. A November storm had dropped two feet of new snow on the mountains the night before. Because it was the day of the annual Civil War football game - and a big shopping day too, I suppose, the Gold Lake snow park was nearly empty. We broke trail the whole way to Gold Lake. With no wind and a fresh cover of snow, the only sounds were our snow shoes and an occasional Gray Jay. Beautiful day, beautiful snow. Sure beats the mall!