Soon I was wandering along a trail heavy with the scent of ponderosas in the warm morning air.
This was exactly what I was looking for in a hike this day!
Enough with the snow, the snowshoes, the parkas and wool hats!
Here I was in t-shirt and shorts, working up a sweat as I hiked the trail towards the top of the hill.
I knew that on future hikes this summer I will be back amongst the snowfields of the higher peaks, and will have to break out the winter gear then when the clouds come in and the winds howl.
But knowledge of this only made the current moment that much sweeter.