First hike of the season

    Hunter and I finally go out (while Max & Shea napped at home, and Brooke caught up on some DVR) on this glorious 40* day.  We're days from April, and 40* has been borderline tropical after this absolutely abysmal winter.  We did the 3/4 mile Old Purgatory Loop which is still close to a foot of packed snow, but it was pretty easy walking.  It'll be weeks before the trails are down to dirt, and weeks beyond that until we're out of mud season.