Winter Fall

Winter Fall, originally uploaded by LightAsMagic.

I run or ride by this spillway at least a couple of days a week. This spring after a recent snowfall, while I was training for my first and probably only marathon, I noticed this island of frost perched atop of the chaos of the current. That night I set my alarm for a bit before sunrise. It wasn’t until dawn that I realized I couldn’t drive to the location because the park gate is closed until 8am. I grabbed my gear (which at the time included a antiquated aluminum bogen tripod that weighs nearly 8lbs) and started a short 2 mile run. My legs held up fine, but my arms were pretty wasted. I made it in time to catch the last rays of the warm sun reflecting on the snow. All in all it was a good morning.