{"id":16974,"date":"2022-02-06T08:34:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=16974"},"modified":"2022-02-06T08:35:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:35:09","slug":"16974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/16974","title":{"rendered":"Snowshoeing at Coopers Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not quite been a year since I last posted about hiking, but close. I actually have been hiking, but didn&#8217;t feel up to writing about it, since I didn&#8217;t have much joy to share.<\/p>\n<p>But yesterday was a gorgeous hike at Coopers Rock, and I wanted to share some pictures. Hopefully this means things are slowly (slowly) getting better.<\/p>\n<p>We grabbed our snow shoes got to Coopers Rock where we saw lots of cross country skiers. Since they all seemed to be heading out the roadside trail, we went down Scotts Run trail, which had no ski tracks for and out and back.<\/p>\n<p>It was stunningly beautiful.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51863414427\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_014\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51863414427_8d1a305326.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_014\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were a couple of trees down across the trail.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864378816\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_015\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864378816_d905fb7e94.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_015\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And disconcertingly, here you can see the tree lying over the tracks in the snow we&#8217;d made on our way out.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864378441\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_042\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864378441_448554f136.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_042\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Why did so many trees and branches fall? Because under the layer of light fluffy snow, everything was covered in ice.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51865034185\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_010\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51865034185_e9cd4a43c3.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_010\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51865033990\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_019\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51865033990_995bb1b1c6.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_019\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s why everything was so shiny and bright and gorgeous. And having gotten there early, we got to see parts of the trail no one else had yet traveled upon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864703104\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_012\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864703104_30dc5dfffe.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_012\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864459463\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_046\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864459463_9d3fb8515e.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_046\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51865034060\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_016\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51865034060_267bdbe3f0.jpg?resize=269%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"269\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_016\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The other thing that&#8217;s lovely about hiking in the snow is just how quiet and peaceful it is. For the most part, we all we really heard was the creek.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864459673\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_025\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864459673_fe5c4b5042.jpg?resize=500%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"225\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_025\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because I kept stopping to take pictures, we were overtaken by a guy who was also out to enjoy the fresh snow.<\/p>\n<p>When we reached the point where we generally turn back (after hanging out by the creek for a bit) we discovered he&#8217;d stopped briefly.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/51864378486\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_041\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51864378486_a9aa0e7c49.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2022-02-05_Cooopers_Rock_041\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, random stranger, for leaving that. It made me happy.<\/p>\n<p>The hike was just under four miles, but some of that is because I kept wandering off the trail, to hike through the fresh snow and avoid the wet bits of the trail.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Coopers Rock State Forest<br \/>\nTrail: Scotts Run (partial, out-and-back)<br \/>\nDistance: 3.9 miles<br \/>\nElevation: 1860-2253 ft (475&#8242; change)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?resize=400%2C184&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"scotts run showshoe\" width=\"400\" height=\"184\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?resize=400%2C184&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/scotts-run-showshoe.png?w=970&amp;ssl=1 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And just for fun, I&#8217;ve been recording creeks for awhile, now I&#8217;m putting them into one place.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3a_33dDo-GU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I took four different videos yesterday. Feel free to click through and look at the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not quite been a year since I last posted about hiking, but close. I actually have been hiking, but didn&#8217;t feel up to writing about it, since I didn&#8217;t have much joy to share. But yesterday was a gorgeous hike at Coopers Rock, and I wanted to share some pictures. 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