An In-Town Tourist Feature:
…because Adventure begins in the heart and Travel starts at the end of your own driveway.
A little snow can be more than a little challenge when gray skies tag along. And if the icy roads and snow covered everything don’t intimidate you, the weather warnings will… A cold day freezes into brutal torture when a wind chill and dire forecast are bannered to the bottom edge of a TV screen. Repeat that half a dozen times an hour via radio, TV and internet and you’ll either run madly to stock up on canned goods at the grocery or, alternately, pull up the covers to hibernate with hopes of June.
But a committed runner approaching a hill with the resolve to attack it, fares better than the one who simply plods their way to the crest. It’s the same with Winter. Outdoor activities such as skiing, sledding, ice skating and snow running gain one admittance to the season. With front row seats. And with a pass and a purpose one is more likely to tolerate the sun-shy days of Winter and actually enjoy the contrasts that four-seasoned living provides.
Yesterday we made our attack at Blendon Woods Metro Park. Snowy Sundays tend to lessen the trail traffic and offer hardy hikers a more serene nature-friendly experience. Watching 
water fowl huddle on a frozen pond while comfortably assured that I had other warmer options in my future shaved a couple of degrees off the wind chill. Our walk through a hushed and whitened woods allowed for focused conversation and time to appreciate the stark beauty of a woods’ bared architecture. Brown accented the spectrum of white in warm and wonderful ways, out-glowing even the gray winter sky.
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