My plans for Earth Day consisted mostly of a short hike in Shenandoah. I expected light rain and hoped to hike a couple of miles to some waterfalls. What I got was a rain that quickly turned into a steady blowing wet snow that painted spring's emerging leaves and woods in several inches of snow. Skyline Drive was closed and so I hiked. About 9 miles. Hours of quiet and only the gentle sound of flying snow in an empty woods. If doctors could create such conditions I think a lot more people could be healed. These 30 images are a little of what I saw and a lot of what I felt.
First Flakes
The first snowflakes of an unusually late April snow begin to fly. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.
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On the WInd
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Where Dogwoods Grow
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Surprise Catch
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Which Season
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Holding On
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Cold Arrival
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Foggy Dogwood
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Ethereal
The early young green leaves seem to float in the the ethereal light of fog and snow in early spring. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.
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Sudden Change
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The Edge of Spring
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Snowy Blanket
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Confusion
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Mid April?
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Bowed
This young evergreen bows under the weight of a heavy wet snow. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.
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Down the Road
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Maple Majesty
The maple at South River Overlook is splendid in all seasons, perhaps especially under a winter snow when Skyline Drive is closed and it can only be seen after a substantial hike. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.
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As Few Can See
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Juxtaposition
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Spring's Emergence
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Sentinel
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Cliffside
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Somewhere
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One Way
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Embrace
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Hope
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Around the Bend
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Going Somewhere
Skyline Drive curves it way through the gathering snow on this early winter morning. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.
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An Old Apple Tree
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Concesion
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