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Snowman arrives at Mount Spokane

Oct. 10 at about 4800' elevation, snowman-weather in the Inland Northwest; Mount Spokane in the background. (Ed Cairns)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Oct. 10 at about 4800' elevation, snowman-weather in the Inland Northwest; Mount Spokane in the background. (Ed Cairns)
Oct. 10 at about 4800' elevation, snowman-weather in the Inland Northwest; Mount Spokane in the background. (Ed Cairns)

SEASONS — As I reported this morning , the Summit Road to the top of Mount Spokane was closed, at least temporarily, today because of snow that fell last night.

Mount Spokane State Park officials said the Summit Road will reopen if the snow melts before its normal season closure date of Oct. 16.

Meanwhile, Ed Cairns was near the mountain today, at about 4,800 feet. He seized the moment as one can see in the photo above.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog