This is a gorgeous trout pool in a clear mountain stream we hiked the other day. There is a beauty to mountain winter unlike any other season. Some people like to stay inside and warm in winter but I love the invigorating slap of cold air on my cheek and the splendor of our snow-covered mountains around Boone. At sixty years old and still able to amble around and up these hillsides I think the mountains are taking good care of me. There are a million points of grandeur here that we’d love to show you. Come walk the mountains with us!