Sunday's hike through the newly snow-covered hills was quite the adventure.  We traversed a couple more steep sided ravines, which in the snow was quite the challenge.   We also took a more popular and marked trail to see the Eternal Flame.  If you look at the image above, you will see a tiny orange light through the fallen trees.   That is the Eternal Flame.

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More on the flame later.

The trail is popular and well traveled, which results in a lot of packed snow and ice on top of rock-hard ground.   The right side of my ass still hurts from multiple slips and falls!  The frozen banks of the creek present another challenge as well - but it was well worth it.

Nature has carved out quite the scenic path on this one, including multiple waterfalls and a tiered, shale creek bed.

I will definitely be heading back during the spring thaw...