The maple syrup season in Quebec started on February 28 in the Beauce (an hour's drive south of Quebec City and home to Marie-Philip Poulin who scored the two goals for the Canadian Olympic Hockey team).
Temperatures were mild all through January/February and snowfall less than average. Daytime highs are above zero and nighttime lows below; ideal conditions for pumping maple tree sap toward the awaiting leaf buds. This picture from March 4 illustrates the snow loss around tree trunks and on the south facing slope of Mont Écho. While the sky is a saturated cool blue we could feel the sun's warmth on our bare hands and faces. A perfect end-of-season snowshoe!
Pentax K10D, focal length 27 mm, f/9.5, 1/750 s, IOS 200, hand held.
