Early in the week we had a warmup which melted snow. Trails closed, ice thinned, water moved. Some outdoor activities that need snow ended. Ice fishing was limited. Some fast moving channels opened. Some areas with thinner ice like shores had water on top of the ice. Frost deep in the ground kept the ground frozen solid. A little ponding from the rain and melting snow occurred in usual spring ponding areas. Snow and cold later in the week changed some things. Some areas of ice thickened. A few trails were groomed but open water kept most closed. This warming and freezing is not common for this area at this time of year but it has happened at times in the past. Deer and turkeys were rarely seen during the day, possibly "out in the back forty". A few maple syrup producers with several hundred trees started tapping. Loggers noticed a few cut trees were "wet", had sap in the trunk when cut. There was no sap dripping out of branches during the week. The temperatures were too cold late in the week for sap to move. Wildfire danger was low even early in the week with little snow since everything was still wet from the snow.
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