And then, it's sunny
Dropped into Roan Highlands Shelter for a respite from the wind. Rime ice just as thick up this side of the gap. Heck of a morning -- time for lunch. In with Otter, who had been patiently collecting ramps (wild onions) to spice up his meal. I wouldn't have known a ramp if it proverbally bit me. Otter had harvested an impressive stash of the veg. Pieps was eyeing things with interest while working out his next few days of hiking. Food was always on our minds.
Walking out of the shelter and up the trail, now all I could see were ferns, spring beauties, ramps and mayapples. Everywhere.