Winter Solstice & official start of “Winter”

Freeze-up will come…snow will arrive…sometimes a little late…at times a little early…the natural forces have their own “calendar”…certainly not ours…

…the mountains, rivers & lakes will lock up in ice…

…the amazing colors of the low-angle winter sun will begin to paint the land & sky…

…star-filled night skies may also fill with vivid colors, long after the sun has set…

…the Northwinds will shred the great peaks & fill sub-zero air with ice crystals & sundogs…

…ice fog will filter our sun & cast silken blankets over the deltas & valleys…

…in time the 20+ hour-moon & the 4 hour-sun will begin to switch places for the season…