Morning Snow and Fog at the Trostle Farm

This photograph was taken at the end of our session. We are looking along U.S. Avenue towards the Trostle Farm. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 8:00 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Gettysburg area experienced another snowfall Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. We chose to take a walk around the Trostle Farm Wednesday morning to see what pictures we could take before the snow began to melt.

See our previous post on the Abraham Trostle Farm on March 25, 2008.

The same view as our first photograph but before the sun came out. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Trostle Farm is to the left of U.S. Avenue. The Sickles Witness Tree is to the right of U.S. Avenue. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Abraham Trostle Barn. This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Trostle Barn is primarily known for the hole in the bricks caused by a Confederate artillery shell during the Battle of Gettysburg. This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Trostle House is in the right background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Sickles Wounding Monument is on the left. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 2:30 PM on Wednesday, August 12, 2009.

The Trostle House is in the left background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Trostle House in the background. Tracks in the snow show where a critter was this morning, including running up the rock on the left. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Leaving the Sickles Wounding location, and showing another view of the Sickles Witness Tree. The Sickles/Third Corps Headquarters marker is to the left of the tree. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The Sickles Headquarters marker is located on the south side of United States Avenue. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing north at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

The black birds in the top of the Sickles Witness Tree were very loud and active this morning. The Sherfy Barn is visible in the right background. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Artillery pieces and the monument marking the location of Bigelow’s 9th Massachusetts Battery. This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Looking to the high ground that Sickles decided to occupy in force on July 3, 1863. The Klingel House is just visible in the right background above the artillery pieces. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2019.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Trostle House foreground. Trostle Barn background. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing west at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

We could have continued along United States Avenue, and we were prepared to cross Plum Run on the vehicle bridge, but we were distracted by the fences on the right. This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

These fences. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

These fences are on either side of Gettysburg’s Horse Trail/Horse Interstate. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This foot bridge/hoof bridge also crosses Plum Run. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

Notice the tracks left by another little critter. This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.

This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.