might be cool for those who wonder about the why's of stuff

Jan 27 - 10am: (leaves from White Grass lodge)

Gateway To The Refuge Tour - An Eastern Climate Anomaly

"Canaan Valley can have frost every month of the year and averages 44 degrees mean annual temperature"

Little more information from Chip's page.

Jan 27 Gateway To The Refuge: Canaan Valley-An Eastern Climate Anomaly 10 am Join us on a series of free snowshoe tours that highlight the ecological diversity of our nation's 500th refuge. Canaan Valley can have frost every month of the year and averages 44 degrees mean annual temperature along with a 75" rain/snow year in 2003. Led by Chip Chase and a guest naturalist.