A Winter's Day
They say that the Inuit know a whole lot of different words for different kinds of snow.
When we were at the Wasserkuppe on Sunday – the sun shining wonderfully at -8 °C (approx. 18 °F) and quite windy at times – we could encounter at least some of those kinds of snow.
The Wasserkuppe is in the low mountain range of the Rhön, located on the former border region of the federal states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia.
We went hiking from Poppenhausen to the top of the Wasserkuppe , over ice covered with snow, over crosted snow that gives you the treacherous safety to walk some metres, just to let you sink into the snow knee deep (of course, with both legs at once, so you can make a fool of yourself nearly tipping over because of your own drive...), snow crunching and behaving just like sand (moving sideways), soft or solidly crusted snow...
It was quite strenuous , but, after all, a wonderful winter’s day.
Banks of snow like dunes, and snow that has built tips like meringue or whipped cream...
When we were at the Wasserkuppe on Sunday – the sun shining wonderfully at -8 °C (approx. 18 °F) and quite windy at times – we could encounter at least some of those kinds of snow.
The Wasserkuppe is in the low mountain range of the Rhön, located on the former border region of the federal states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia.
We went hiking from Poppenhausen to the top of the Wasserkuppe , over ice covered with snow, over crosted snow that gives you the treacherous safety to walk some metres, just to let you sink into the snow knee deep (of course, with both legs at once, so you can make a fool of yourself nearly tipping over because of your own drive...), snow crunching and behaving just like sand (moving sideways), soft or solidly crusted snow...
It was quite strenuous , but, after all, a wonderful winter’s day.
Banks of snow like dunes, and snow that has built tips like meringue or whipped cream...
posted by Claudia at 00:10
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