First Snow


We all have our own personal associations with the season’s first snow. Some may think of s’mores, ruddy cheeks, wool or wood. I think of Jeremiah Johnson.


During my years fighting fire for the USFS we would often watch Sydney Pollack’s 1972 film in the late fall as the air turned cold and the snow plows starting driving toward Washington Pass.

With snow falling outside, the Methow Valley begins her long winter season wrapped in white. And I hope that Sydney, Bob and all the Great Hunters of the world are resting…cozy and warm.

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