{"id":2770,"date":"2014-12-30T14:11:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T19:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/blog\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2019-02-16T10:02:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T15:02:33","slug":"winter-finally-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2014\/12\/30\/winter-finally-arrives\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Finally Arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the temperatures finally staying below freezing, Enzo and I headed to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gtrlc.org\/protected-land\/seven-bridges\/\">Seven Bridges<\/a> park on Monday for a short hike. &nbsp;This is one of Enzo&#8217;s favorite places to visit, besides&nbsp;Grandma&#8217;s house. &nbsp;The temperature was 20 F, but the fast-moving water never freezes.<\/p>\n<p>I never get tired of visiting this little paradise.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2770 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bf_DSC06371-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bf_DSC06371-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bf_DSC06371-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bf_DSC06371-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bf_DSC06371-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2774'>\n\t\t\t\tEnzo approaches the stream\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06393_4_5_tonemapped-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06393_4_5_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06393_4_5_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06393_4_5_tonemapped-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06393_4_5_tonemapped-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2771'>\n\t\t\t\tStreams converge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06387_8_9_tonemapped-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06387_8_9_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06387_8_9_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06387_8_9_tonemapped-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06387_8_9_tonemapped-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2772'>\n\t\t\t\tFast waters\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06384_5_6_tonemapped-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06384_5_6_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06384_5_6_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06384_5_6_tonemapped-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06384_5_6_tonemapped-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2773'>\n\t\t\t\tRapid River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06399_400_401_tonemapped-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06399_400_401_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06399_400_401_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06399_400_401_tonemapped-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06399_400_401_tonemapped-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2778'>\n\t\t\t\tA cathedral of cedar trees\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06418_19_20_tonemapped-Medium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06418_19_20_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06418_19_20_tonemapped-Medium-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06418_19_20_tonemapped-Medium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSC06418_19_20_tonemapped-Medium-220x220.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2776'>\n\t\t\t\tCedar roots\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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