{"id":32,"date":"2025-01-27T19:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/?p=32"},"modified":"2025-01-27T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:46:31","slug":"the-return-to-the-log-cross-after-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/2025\/01\/27\/the-return-to-the-log-cross-after-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"The return to the log cross after winter break"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5413-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a warm break in North Carolina, I adventured out into the cold to check on my spot. As I walked, I noticed the beautiful crystalized stream and clear blue, unobstructed by leaves, sky above me. It felt good to return back to the log cross, this time with a new appreciation for the snow&#8230; and the prints left behind in it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5390-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first tracks I came upon were these cutie little Grey Squirrel (Im fairly sure about that) tracks on the log. Unfortunately we couldn&#8217;t follow these very far as they disappeared on the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5402-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, just to the left of the log cross were these tracks, which I believe belong to a Cottontail Rabbit, according to my tracks and scat guide. This bunny hopped all over the place! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5404-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-1568x2091.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/ebritt1\/files\/2025\/01\/IMG_5411-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly were these two dog prints, one small and one big, very fresh. They did a great job of confusing me! On my way back im pretty sure I got to meet the pups who made them. A sweet black lab made the larger ones, and a mini poodle mix made the itty bitties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a warm break in North Carolina, I adventured out into the cold to check on my spot. As I walked, I noticed the beautiful crystalized stream and clear blue, unobstructed by leaves, sky above me. 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