Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

Best of 2008: Photos

In late January, Spokane got blasted with a snow storm that reminded everybody how fierce old man winter could be. Around 17 inches fell in short time and us humans weren't the only ones thrown off our routines. Local geese, oridarily comfortable resting on the steps by the Opera House or the riverbank by the wagon, sought out alternative snow free spots. Like here, on the seasonably low edge of the Upper Falls Powerhouse dam on the western edge of Riverfront Park.

This is the first entry in DTE's year end roundup. We've decided to change things up a bit from our original plan. On Friday and Saturday we will run our best stories list and what's coming up in 2009, respectively.

We started the year with a big snow storm and we're ending the year virtually the same way - only more intense. As we spent time recently going through old photos it became hard to look at the images of late January when Spokane and the Inland Northwest got blanketed with snow, in what we all thought was one of the crazier snow storms we'd ever seen, and not think how nice we had it back then. We once again remain buried amidst feet of snow and winter has just begun. But there is nothing like a fresh coat of snow to paint the landscape in a fresh, new light. Trees look more prominent, the rays of the sun shine differently and the sounds of nature are amplified. With this in mind last Saturday was as good as time as any to snowshoe through the Downriver Disc Golf Course. Aside from a few critter tracks, the landscape was immaculate.

>>>Since we are experiencing several technical difficulities today with photos and slideshows - please click THIS LINK to view our slideshow presentation of Downriver Disc Golf Course Under Snow.

Posted Dec. 22, 2008, 4:24 p.m.