This is facing away from the river and it gives a hint as to the amount of snow that fell in this area. The wooden fence is about 125 feet away and there is about an inch and a half of snow on it. The Ponderosa Pine tree on the left is only about a decade old, but it offsets the fence nicely.
There is a tiny patch of blue sky peeking through the clouds above the gullies in the middle of the picture.