There is an indisputable anticipation that builds this time of year as we wait for snow to fall, but the story that nature tells through awe-inspiring color is unfortunately not a precursor for the winter to come. If it were so, this fall would be a sign for truly good things to come as the colors have been nothing short of brilliant. If the snow season is half as good as the color would indicate, if there were any correlation between the two, then this winter would be a good time to quit your job and buy some new Head skis and move to a ski town. None-the-less here are a few of the falls best sights and maybe some of the best through a lifetime.
As the leaves fall this time of year it forces us to start planning for the inevitable. The cold can make you plan and ponder the months to come, but no matter if you are chopping wood or waxing skis there is a unique vigor that motivates us through this time of transition. As the days get shorter, colder, and it becomes less and less appealing to get out of bed in the morning when it’s still dark; the energy of anticipation carries us through the weeks of snow-less gray until winter’s arrival. Trying to predict the amount of snow that will fall, or when the snow itself will come, does us no good but ultimately these thoughts may be all we need to calm our earnest desires to frolic with winter yet again. However, as planning for the season becomes increasingly difficult yet more imperative given economic constraints and other factors we are faced with, we have to remain resolute knowing that soon enough it will come and the colors of blissful unimportance will soon be gone. So pour a cup of coffee as you wax your skis, get out the winter jackets and start preparing for the seasons to change because the blanket of fluff that will mask all the earth’s imperfections and open up a playground is eminent.