Snow Seeing

Today I did some "Snow Seeing" before the great melting that is headed our way eventually.

First, up JO and I went to see the MIT Alps, the huge snow piles in a parking lot on the MIT campus.  The "Alps" have pretty much made every Buzzfeed article and national news story about the snow so we had to go check it out.  We were going to climb it but they've finally closed the Alps to the public.  Even without being able to climb them, the "Alps" were pretty impressive.  There were several people taking pictures and even a security guard to keep people out of the fenced off area.

 After the "Alps,"  JO and I split up and I headed off to the Skywalk Observatory at the Prudential.  The arial views of the snow covered city were pretty impressive.  It was especially neat to see the roof cleaning of the nearby businesses and convention center.  Armies of people shoveling snow into big green tarps that were then removed by a crane and dumped in waiting trucks.  I watched the snow removal at the convention center and it seemed like a hopeless battle.  There was just so much snow!

Frozen Fenway

Those are the shovelers

Then I headed down Newbury Street to the Public Gardens and the Commons.  The icicles on Newbury Street were stunning and it was neat to see the swan pond totally covered in snow, all the way up to the little islands.  I saw a couple people walking out to the duckling island and I really wanted to do that but I was afraid it was too slippery on the frozen over water.

At this point, my plan was to head up to Park Street and grab a train home but the lure of Charles Street was just too much.  I'm so glad I took this detour.  I love Charles Street, this quintessential old-fashioned Boston street.  I was in total awe of the icicles and couldn't stop snapping pictures.  

I know the snow has caused tons of problems in the city and to peoples' homes and businesses but at the same point it is something to truly behold.  I'm glad I was able to get out today and take it all in.  I probably won't feel this way come Monday when I have to go back to work, but for today I had a great time walking around the city and doing some snow seeing!