March 19 2009

On March 20, 2009 at 0744 EDT (that's 4:44 am here in the Wet Northwest) the Sun will cross directly over the earth's equator. This is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere (autumnal equinox for Spencer B down in Coffs Harbour Australia) - and spring 2009 begins.

I'm unclear, as usual, as to how the entire winter has managed to race past me and once again I have failed to ski every single lift in the state of Washington. I'll put it on my calendar for next winter.

We still have a good four weeks of skiing left, more if we venture into B.C, but it's time to pull the backpack and tent out of the closet and start making plans for those hiking trips. In the meantime, pack a few more snow adventures into your weekends.