Today we look at a simple gift of winter in Upstate New York; snow drifts. Created by strong winds blowing and relocating snow, snow drifts are both a hassle and a beauty in Galway. Jacob O’Brien, a photographer for the site, went and traveled snowmobile trails finding drift after drift and decided to dedicate this week to them.

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