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I didn’t think this one through very well. I drove all the way from suburban DC to the north end of the Skyline Drive … and *then* thought about checking to see if the road was open. Turns out that it wasn’t.

The good news is that one trail, Dickey Ridge, actually goes from the entrance road, around the road blocks, and up into the park. There were about a dozen cars parked at the trailhead, so I assume it was legal … if not it was still very popular none-the-less.

Dickey Ridge Trail
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1560944/

First snowfall of the season today … and, if I know anything about the region, it will also be the last. I brought in the camera to work, and then took a stroll around Ballston during my lunch hour. Enjoy it while you can.

Snowfall in Arlington
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1521216/

Christmas Tree Farm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1457380/

Being a new Flickr apostle, I redid my front page to have a flash slideshow which automatically pulls from my favorite shots posted on Flickr. Used SlideshowPro, and it seems to work very well.

The rest of the family went shopping, so I slipped out and got some shots of Burlington in the snow.

Burlington, Vermont
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unclevanya/sets/1448916/