Spring is here!!!!

“I wanted to get out on the trail pretty bad this weekend. With my fall last week, I figured I would take it easy this week. I decided to go to Radnor Lake State park in south Nashville.

One of the greatest things about Radnor Lake is that its right smack dab in the middle of a big metro area and when you are there you can hardly tell.

Despite an overcast afternoon, the weather today was downright lovely. Once could clearly see that spring was on the horizon.

The park was abound with the sights and smells of an early spring Sunday afternoon.

The park is set in the rolling hills that surround Radnor Lake. The hills are the highest points in Nashville/Davidson County. Radnor Lake was built by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to for water in which to fill their locomotive tenders. I am guessing that the forest was logged extensively.

I parked in the west parking lot, next to the visitor center and did all of the trails in the park. It works out to be a figure 8 and is roughly 5.5 miles. This is a great place for a quick getaway. You can loop around the lake and you get to climb to 350 foot hills.

Everytime I go here I see deer, turtles, tons of birds and squirrels. Today was no exception. Alot of people report that there are alot of snakes, but I hardly ever see any snakes there.

The squirrels don't like getting their photos taken. They were darting in every direction as I walked down the trail.

The frogs were out and singing along the lake edges. I wasn't able to see them though. I saw some turtles hanging out on a log. There were two deer grazing as I climbed up Ganer Ridge. The forest bottom was green with spring plants and even some flowers were beginning to bloom.

Spring is right around the corner. I'm really glad too.

Photos:
http://community.webshots.com/album/125315038PJMGog”

“Sounds like a nice day. I spent the day grilling burgers, playing horse shoes & playing music with my family.Just your typical Hill Billy/Redneck weekend!”

“Its still in the 20's/30's range here. I want spring.”

“I miss hearing the spring peepers, that sound just makes me feel all peaceful and at home.”

“they were out in force today where I was.”

“frogs make pretty cool noises. The birds were singing alot too. I saw alot of brilliantly red cardinals out today. I took it as a sign that the St. Louis Cardinals (my favorate baseball team) will win the world series this year.”

“I've never seen so many Yuppies in one park in all my life as Radnor Lake. It took about 2 time hiking there and that was all my stomach could handle. They actually closed one trail to those rich fuks cause a tree had fell and was laying across the trail. I guess they didn't want them to risk the possibility of getting their designer clothes dirty.
I gotta say though, If it wasn't for the yuppies, It would have been an OK place.”

“Go to bed DUDE..lol..there are also many deer at Radnor..awesome site..how's Susan BTW..”

“She's feeling a lot better. I still gotta make her take it easy. The muscle relaxers fool her into thinking she's OK and she tries to over do it. The next day she's soar again. LOL! She'll learn.”

“you're right about the yuppies. I think people go there to jog and get a workout and put on cologne to do it.

I almost always see a deer there.”

“Keep her in line Dude..Hope to see you soon.”

“WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
454 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004

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EASTERN DUTCHESS NY-EASTERN GREENE NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-EASTERN ULSTER NY-EASTERN WINDHAM VT-
HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-
NORTHERN WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY-
SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE MA-SOUTHERN FULTON NY-
SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD CT-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN COLUMBIA NY-
WESTERN DUTCHESS NY-WESTERN GREENE NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-WESTERN ULSTER NY-WESTERN WINDHAM VT-
454 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK
AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WILL MOVE TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT...AND REACH THE
MID ATLANTIC COAST TUESDAY EVENING SPREADING SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NEW
YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND STARTING TUESDAY. THE STEADIEST
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE
THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE AT NIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO
PINPOINT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT 7 INCHES OR
MORE OF SNOW COULD FALL IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION AND MORE DETAIL...VISIT US ON THE
WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV. FROM THERE YOU CAN CLICK ON THE AREA
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN...AND VISIT THE LOCAL FORECAST OFFICE IN THAT
AREA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
800 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-082>084-VTZ013-151500-
BENNINGTON VT-EASTERN ALBANY NY-EASTERN RENSSELAER NY-
EASTERN SCHENECTADY NY-HAMILTON NY-MONTGOMERY NY-NORTHERN FULTON NY-
NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY-
NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SCHOHARIE NY-SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-
SOUTHERN FULTON NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY-WESTERN ALBANY NY-WESTERN RENSSELAER NY-
WESTERN SCHENECTADY NY-
800 AM EST MON MAR 15 2004

.NOW...
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOHAWK...SCHOHARIE
AND UPPER HUDSON VALLEYS...THE ADIRONDACKS...THE CAPITAL DISTRICT AND
BENNINGTON COUNTY OF VERMONT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH 10 AM WILL
GENERALLY BE ALONG I 90 IN MONTGOMERY AND THE HILL TOWNS OF
SCHENECTADY...WHERE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.
ELSEWHERE...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR
LESS. THE WIND WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. THE BLOWING SNOW MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

$$”

“Bah!”

“My goddamned water's still frozen. Thank Gawd for the locker room and showers at school. There is still snow across the streams where I live, although water is now flowing in the valley where my school is. Smoke is everywhere from maple sugaring so spring will come sometime - we're a long way from hearing peepers in the pond beside my place, though.”

“How is spring where you live? This is the first spring in Indiana in a long time that we've actually had a spring. It usually just goes from winter right into summer. Beautiful days with highs in the 60s and just the right amount of rain. Perfect hiking weather.”

“Saturday was 96, sunday was 95. Spring was 2 months ago for us. It's been very dry here since the first of the year.”

“Finally stopped raining here (CT)....lovely sunshine today!”

“Spring appears to be arriving early this year. Here's a picture from last April, taken by the Sentinel Dome Webcam (http://www.yosemite.org/vryos/sentinelcam.htm):



Here's a view from the same spot today:

”

“HOW can that be the same view/perspective?????

Was there 3000 feet of snow last year?”

“Kinda looks that way, huh. I think it was just really deep (about 10-12 feet deeper) right next to the camera. Trails should be open a lot sooner this year, anyway. And less mosquitos in August, too - woo hoo!!”

“aha - i seeeeee - ok, I can buy that. At first I was like "WOAH! - theres no way!"

LOL”

“roam gets busted trying to bust on someone. Film at 11.”

“Look at the peak lines. THey match up.”

“16 - 24 inches of snow is predicted from tomorrow afternoon to Saturday morning.”

“That is clearly the same little peak in the upper left of the photos.

OMG! Poor Roam Around must be so ashamed! ;-)”

“Probably not. His ego isn't so huge that he crys if he makes a mistake.

Hey, but spring really is here! The robins arrived two days ago. And today their worms are all frozen up again.”

“The tulips that were refrigerated for a couple of months are now poking up through the mud in the back yard. Even if they don't bloom they're pretty. The leaves are variegated, with red margins. Of course we're getting lows back down in the 20s tomorrow night.”

“They'll survive. Mine are about three inches tall and encased in frozen mud right now. I'm just happy to see green again. =)”

“the leaves on my liquid amber are as big as a squirrel's ear; time for planting!!!”

“It's 90*F here.”

“My tulip leaves are poking up out of the snow. Spring is sprung. Might be a good day to go sledding.”

“this weather's awesome...i got to do 3 miles yesterday...hope to do more today”

“Hooray for SPRING!
I woke up this morning to the most beautiful birdsong and the lady on the radio saying to expect 6-8 inches of snow today. =P
But, the crocus are blooming and I know the snow will melt eventually.”

“Nothing like digging crocuses out of the snowdrift so you can enjoy them, huh?

;D

I have lots of shallots coming up, and the Maximilian sunflower I got has grown at least an inch since yesterday. Yay!”