Tag Archives: Yule

Daily Catskills: 12/31/14

Officially in the teens, the temperature this morning was 17F, with a 4 degree rise to 21F by lunchtime.  Fast flowing water is no match for the chill, and the ice is framing even the sides of even the bigger falls.

© MGP&D  Seventh and Final Day of the 7 days of waterfalls: Stratton Falls

© MGP&D – Day 7 and Final Day of The Seven Days of Waterfalls: Stratton Falls

Daily Catskills: 12/30/14

Temperatures began at 20F this morn.  By 3pm, the temp was…still 20F.  Instantly, ice has begun to form in the steams, bordered by a light layer of snow that fell last night.

© Mountain Girl Photography & Design -   Day 6 of the Seven Days of Waterfalls: Ice Begins to Form

© Mountain Girl Photography & Design – Day 6 of the Seven Days of Waterfalls: Ice Begins to Form

 

Daily Catskills: 12/25/14 Christmas Day

This Christmas morn dawned with an unusually warm temperature of 40F, only dropping a degree or two as the day went on.  Gusty breezes blow, and tumultuous water flows due to recent rains and the snow melt from the high peaks. Merry Christmas!

© Mountain Girl Photography & Design Day 1 of The Seven Days of Waterfalls: Cape Horn Road Falls)

© Mountain Girl Photography & Design – Day 1 of The Seven Days of Waterfalls: Cape Horn Road Falls

Daily Catskills: 12/21/14 Yuletide & The Winter Solstice

An overnight dusting of snow had clad every branch with fresh powder. 30F at midday. The afternoon sky appears to be a hologram varying between gunmetal grey and chalky white. Today is Winter Solstice, officially the first day of winter, which is hard to believe because it started snowing in November, not including a little test run back in October. The northern hemisphere of the earth is pointed the farthest away from the sun and, tonight begins its slow return towards it until the June Solstice of 2015. The ancient tradition of Yuletide began at sundown last night and will end on January 1st, 2015.

© J.N. Urbanski 1.30pm

© J.N. Urbanski 1.30pm