FIRST FROST

The gifts of a walk up to Ski Lake this morning.

I had been up 5 days ago and there was only a hint of gold in the aspens.  Today they were resplendent in regal garb.  The frost was a surprise and only in a patch of ground that had not yet seen the sun.  I have been up this trail many times this season.  Every hike was different and every one felt like a kind of blessing.