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Dusk, February 1
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February began with snow, continuing the conditions that had held since Christmas, the longest period with snow at this level for ten years. As the Covid-19 lockdown continued all my outdoor trips were from the front door. The furthest I travelled by car was the five miles into Grantown-on-Spey for food and, once, to get my first Covid jag.
As the snow deepened snowshoes or skis became the easiest ways to move about and utilised both. I do love being able to put them on at the front door and set off into the snowy wilds.
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Snowshoes, February 4 |
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Here are photos from the first two weeks of the month.
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View to the Cromdale Hills, February 4 |
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Snowing, February 4
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Snow cloud, February 7
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A cold wind, February 7
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Rest stop, February 7
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The Cromdale Hills, February 8
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Ski tracks, February 8
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Ski tracks, February 11
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Bynack More and the Cairngorms, February 11
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Snow and sun, February 12
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The weekend of the 13th and 14th the weather began to change. Winds shifted to the south, temperatures rose and the snow began to thaw. In less than a week most of it had gone. Some days you could almost see it disappearing. Rain fell, hastening the melt. The world changed. On a trip into Grantown I went down to the River Spey to watch the snow rushing away to the sea.
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The last snowfall, February 13
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Here are some images of the last two weeks of the month.
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Track to the house, February 15
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Track to the house, February 16
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Rainbow, February 16
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Rain, February 17
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Shrinking snowfields, February 18
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The high Cairngorms are still white, February 21
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The River Spey takes away the snow, February 24
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The woods are waiting for spring, February 25
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Nice sequence of photos Chris,frustrating to have to start all trips from your front door,nice though your local environment is,when the big hills look so inviting!
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you & yours from M&H xx