My husband and I love to hike in the winter, there are no bugs, few people and no miserable heat. A snowfall adds a special quiet magic to the landscape. The key to winter hiking is keeping warm and dry. Remember: "Cotton Kills"! Never wear blue jeans or cotton socks when hiking in snow! Wool and fleece can be life-savers if you get wet in winter.
) is very easy to identify in the winter, it looks a lot like a 3-D topo map!
) trees are one of the easiest trees to identify in the winter. The upper branches are white since the brown bark sloughs off; Native Americans called the sycamore the "Ghost Tree". They are usually found growing near water, along river or creek banks.
