No doubt I beat a dead horse regarding the weather around here, but as a warm weather person I am astounded ( disgusted...)by how crummy it can be. These pics were taken an hour ago about 1/2 mile from downtown Warren at a place called Morrison Run. The creek, which flows through a wooded valley then underneath the railroad tunnel beside the road, empties into the Allegheny river a quarter mile further downstream.The ice ledge in the last photograph is two feet thick and the snow in the woods is about a foot deep. The road itself is solid ice covered by last nights dusting of snowfall, and because this area is shaded by Hemlock trees and the steep terrain, it likely won't fully melt for another three weeks. The dog and I had been unable to access the road for almost two months because of the snow( her legs literally are not long enough), and only the past two weeks of moderate melting have progressed things this far. The snow has melted elsewhere except for plowed piles, thus coming here is like entering a separate micro climate-as if we had risen several thousand feet in elevation. Although I do appreciate the beauty of winter, after four months it grows tedious, and I long to wear short sleeves and ride my mountain bike...
POSTSCRIPT: March 31st- Five more inches of snow so far this morning...Really? I mean..really?
