Sunny and Cold in Ringwood

I finally got out on my cross-country skis this weekend. On Sunday it was cold, but sunny and I headed up to Ringwood State Park in northern New Jersey for an afternoon jaunt. Ringwood is the former Morris estate dating back to the mid-1700s. The property is beautiful with a huge manor house with 9 chimneys and a pond with a dam (see photo) and a colonial-era cemetery. This being my first day on the slats I didn't yet have my ski-legs, and, admittedly, the conditions were just passable...we need some more snow to make it perfect. The news is reporting a big storm later this week, so there's hope for more white stuff.
(photo by Frank Been)