Odds and Ends

We had planned to go cross country skiing today at Field Springs State Park.  As we watched the snow level rise on Moscow Mountain, however, we decided that it might not be the best idea.  Field Springs sits at about 4,000 feet, so the snow was likely to be slushy and/or spotty.  (Secretly, I think that the football playoff game today might have also had something to do with the decision to stay closer to home, but that is speculation on my part).

Despite the fact that our skiing trip fell through, I really wanted to get out of the house.  We decided to take a walk on Moscow Mountain at the Pond Nine area.  Moscow Mountain is a hunk of granite sticking up out of the basalt that makes up most of the rocks found on the Palouse.  We found more snow that we expected, but it was still mostly gone from the roads and trails.  

My friend Scott sometimes posts the "Heap of the Week" on his blog and the base of Moscow Mountain has a couple of good contenders so I thought I'd post some pictures. 

These heaps have been here so long they are starting to become part of the landscape.

I always wonder if these cars crashed here or were dumped here.  Probably the latter.

The other exciting news for today is that it appears that the winter lettuce and spinach I planted survived (sadly, the same cannot be said for the garlic).  I am optimistic that in a few months I will have fresh greens!

Spinach.

Lettuce