Saturday it snowed quite a bit. Not nearly the level of the snowpacalypse in late December, but enough to cover everything with 4-6″ of snow. I took advantage of it (like I did last time), and today went hiking for a few hours in Rock Creek Park. It’s amazing how quickly you can feel like you are in an entirely different world. Hike a mile into the forest, and you can’t hear anything of the sounds of the city. My favorite part was the Western Ridge Trail, in particular the “strenuous” path. It ambles along Rock Creek, taking you high above the creek, with steep drops to the water below, and only a foot at most of trail. Covered in snow, it was more frightening than strenuous. There were a couple sections of steep climbs, and I even had to scale a couple rocks. Not what I was expecting. It was a great time.
