{"id":3982,"date":"2010-12-30T15:54:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-30T20:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/?p=3982"},"modified":"2010-12-30T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T20:55:42","slug":"meandering-through-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2010\/12\/meandering-through-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meandering through winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3983\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/stan.bird_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/stan.bird_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"stan.bird\" width=\"250\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/stan.bird_.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/stan.bird_-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Stan Lewis.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nYou can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say you weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t warned.<br \/>\nThe last issue of MILL contained an ironclad prediction of the recent deluge and its consequences.<!--more--> (Granted, predicting a snowfall in early winter is like predicting that my inbox will see another plaintive request from the ailing relative of a former dictator seeking a business relationship.)<br \/>\nHope those of you with kin still hanging around due to flight delays are enjoying the extra time together. My flight home was relatively easy, but had the storm veered a little bit I would have joined the unhappy campers in concourses along the Eastern Seaboard.<br \/>\nDelays and hassles aside, the view out the window along the snow-covered route from the Old West to the New South was of a landscape turned almost monochromatic, with farmlands and waterways filled in and the mountains\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 effect on the weather instantly apparent.<br \/>\nThis time of year, the contours of the land stand out whether snow-covered or not. So the New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hike, a tradition shared by many, is more than a good way to start working off the results of feasting season; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a time to get a good look at the run of ridge lines and the course of creeks and rivers.<br \/>\nAround here, there are some fairly easy ways to take in larger landscapes. One of the best is atop Occoneechee Mountain, where you can see the Eno bending toward Hillsborough.<br \/>\nIf you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in search of something more organized, the Eno River Association is holding its annual New Year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day hike Saturday. The hike, a guided four-mile stroll through the woods, starts at the Eno River State Park headquarters at the Few\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ford Access. This year, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also a two-mile route offered, as well as the usual hot chocolate, marshmallows and s\u00e2\u20ac\u2122mores served around the fire at the end of the hike. Not sure that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll help with the winter paunch, but it sure sounds like a nice way to end a walk in the woods. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kirk Ross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say you weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t warned. 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