It's 51 days till spring. Today it's sunny and 54° but tomorrow we're supposed to wake up to an inch or so of snow and falling temperatures.

To be sure, there are plenty of things on my to-do list that can and should be accomplished during these short winter days and long winter nights. But I sit here and dream about my hiking plans for the year...

Short of getting out there in the cold, what's everybody doing to pass the time?