I went by Mt. Kannon on Dec 9^th to prepare for a Kan-Kan Lecture in January. To my surprise, I found a hole that was expressing warm air! Even though it's already winter here, the warm air kept the area clear of snow. It was very mysterious!

The January Kan-Kan Lecture is an observation of winter, so I hope there is still snow on Mt. Kannon by then. Of course, that all depends on the weather and climate patterns, so there's no way to know what Mt. Kannon will look like by mid-January.

I also found some fox tracks. Fox prints are distinctive because they are always in a straight line.

A raccoon dog, maybe?