Snow-coated trees

When I was considering the snow-covered trees at the top of Baldy Mountain (in the previous post), I recalled one day toward the end of September of 2008 when I was fortunate enough to have hiked to the top of that mountain after Mother Nature had decorated the trees up there with wind-driven snow during the previous night.

(Photos taken at the top of Baldy Mountain in the Baldy Mountain roadless area in western Montana)

Mountain snow

While the strange winter weather this year has provided a relatively small amount of snow in our valley, the high country around here has received near-normal amounts. A rare clear afternoon a couple of days ago opened a window through which to see a nearby peak where the snow is abundant.