Me and my buddy Jesse went climbing today at Rumney on the wonderful spring day.  As we walked to our climb up on the top of Rattlesnake mountain, we passed Waimea cliff and as we passed the cliff we saw this ice, with the sun hitting it in the most perfect way. We passed it two times, one on our way up and one on our way down and the light changed in a dramatic way that was most magnificent to see.
You will notice that all the pictures are on one side of the ice, this is because this time of year we are worried about the ice becoming weak enough to break off the cliff and trundle down the hill. Pilers like this one are all over Rumney, when we walk around you have to run past them so as to minimize the risk of the ice hitting you. But running past these pilers involves really steep trails and loose rock and wet leaves.
What fun!
3 Responses to “A Melting Spring”
Can I tell you how happy I am that the only ice around here is what you see in my lemonade?
Nice shots, especially the ones with the setting sun, which raises the question of getting off the mountain before dark? Or is that a drive to climb?
Please tell me you are climbing on ROCK – and not that beautiful-yet-oh-so-dangerous ice! Lovely to look at. But I’m glad it’s gone here. Spring is in the air. A large tom turkey was prancing and preening right in front of me as I got out of my car at work this morning…
That was Mitch thanking you for finally choosing the tiles.