*PCT=Pacific Coast Trail
**AT=Appalachian Trail
Well, Sunday morning we drove 30 minutes to Mt Ashland. It's about the size of Lost Valley in Maine. We checked the snow report as the snow has been down to 1000 feet at night the last few days and we've already removed my studded snow tires for the season. If it had not been well plowed/"sanded," we might not have been able to get all the way up. By "sanded" I mean graveled. They use crushed volcanic rocks on the road--much coarser and much redder than sand. In fact in some spots it's heavy enough to obscure the S in STOP at some intersections. We were just wondering if they sweep it up at the end of the season or if it just gets smaller or displaced throughout the year. Anyway, we did NOT need to pull over and put chains on the tires--thank goodness, because neither of us know how to do that. We drove right up to a very full parking lot where everyone on Spring break here was enjoying the 4 feet of snow. At the far end of the parking lot you can use the groomed cross country trail. We walked but some people pulled children or redirected dogs along the trail. It spitted snow but by noon when we walked out the sun was high and warm. This prompted a winery stop.
Saturday we had stopped at Ashland Wine Cellar after our hot springs. They posted this on their chalkboard. We live in the Rogue Valley. On Sunday we visited TROON vineyard since we'd acquired coupons for free flights from last weekend's Cheese Festival. They had a friendly tasting room, lovely lawns with bocce ball and knee high garden chess set. We sat with a extra glass in the warm spring sun.
Snow to daffodils in 30 minutes-- WoW!
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