Rocky Mountain 2009 - December Photo

Ponderosa Winter

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous."

   - Aristotle

Just after a fresh snowfall is an exhilarating time to venture into the woods. Boughs are decorated in white and frosted artistically. As an early snow observer, Enos Mills tramped miles on snow-shoes over Colorado mountains to measure snow depth. A naturalist, Enos closely observed trees.