Le printemps est dans l'air : Un guide fantaisiste pour vos sens
Days are getting longer and you can feel the air thawing out...
We’re on the wonderful cusp of winter and spring, the in-between season when the sun feels warm and the shadows feel cold. Snow is still in the forecast, but underneath these intermittent drifts you know the dirt is starting to wake up.
À quoi ressemble le pré-printemps à Golden ? Voici une visite guidée pour vos sens :
Sortir de l'hibernation :
The first thing you’ll notice is the extended days, the skies are bluer and the sun sticks around for a bit longer each day, just noticeable so. You’re charging up, feeling a bit more energetic with each passing day and you have more time to do the big adventures, like ski touring or full days at Kicking Horse Mountian Resort. Soon the last gondola will be at 4:30 instead of 3:30 and you can get those late afternoon laps in. Or maybe you have enough steam in the tank to do a full day at Dawn Mountain Nordic Centre on the ski and snowshoe trails. You can pack for a picnic somewhere along the slushy trail.
Sentez l'odeur de l'alpage :
L'un des plus grands retours est le parfum des arbres à feuilles caduques dans l'air chaud. Au début, cette odeur peut sembler fugace, on ne la perçoit que lorsqu'on se trouve dans une clairière enneigée et chauffée par le soleil, un après-midi de mars. Mais au fur et à mesure que le mois avance, l'odeur flotte également en ville ou le long du sentier du Rotary en fin de matinée. C'est le deuxième réveil.
Sentez le soleil :
Once the trees begin to feel the warmth, you will too. On your cheeks especially as you slide the nordic trails or pause on your snowmobiling trip to take in the views. The metal of the snowmobile feels warm and you can sit and admire the mountains without getting a chill. Your big jackets go into the closet to wait for next year’s flurries and out come your lighter layers.
