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#1 Casa Escarlata Robles Too

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Posted 01 December 2019 - 04:07 PM

Winter has started in a big way over most of the country.

Big storms here along the west coast.

Looks like the "pineapple river" is flowing big time.

The rain is welcome but not the flooding.

Stay safe.

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#2 ski3pin

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Posted 01 December 2019 - 05:25 PM

After 28" of snow, a warm storm is hitting this morning with heavy rain. What a way to begin Winter. The ice is gone and the snow is slop. Spring will be here before we know it. On to the Solstice! :)

 

This is certainly a very bad travel day for folks in the Sierra Nevada returning home from the Thanksgiving holiday break.


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Posted 01 December 2019 - 06:31 PM

Went to Crater Lake yesterday.  Grey, cold, 17* and howling wind.  It was beautiful in its own way.  Had a great day with the girl friend enjoying the outdoors.  I can't wait for the next storm to blow through.


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Posted 01 December 2019 - 10:42 PM

Nor'easter started a few hours ago.... supposed to stop Tuesday morning... 18+? .... at least the ground is frozen so less slop in moving it. IT is pretty to see.... but I know...I really know... I'll be happier to see it go. I guess age says so as time goes on if responsible for dealing with it.... It would be great to have a my very own 'snow removal person' .... then I'd really chill about the season... just watch out the window then frolic with the snowshoes.


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Posted 01 December 2019 - 11:26 PM

We lucked out, spent the snowy T Day at friends in Sante Fe, then outflanked the storm (Flagstaff was not bad driving despite all the snow) and got to spend the next part of the trip at snow free Lee's Ferry. Red cliffs were pretty with fresh snow on them while the condors at Marble Canyon did not disappoint.


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#6 Kolockum

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Posted 02 December 2019 - 01:00 AM

Time to mount the ski racks on top of the camper! I do like the weight of the camper for driving in winter conditions.


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Posted 02 December 2019 - 01:06 AM

Agreed... me too... I will love to keep it on all year round soon. (need truck to work now)... I have a thin 600 pound slab of cement in the back to keep the alignment true (with camper out) as well as snow traction. The truck handles better with weight in snow! 


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Posted 02 December 2019 - 02:06 AM

We joined the fun with a version of the sloppy winter mess this weekend- lots of snow, rain, sleet and wind. But we missed the worst of it. Duluth on Lake Superior north of us got blasted with 22 inches of the white stuff.


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Posted 02 December 2019 - 03:55 AM

Its mostly bypassed me. Ground is so dry there is little runoff. No way am I going to try and play in the snow now. Too many crazy drivers out there.


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Posted 02 December 2019 - 01:31 PM

Rain and big wind here with 20% of the corn still in the fields. Farmers are getting it handed to them this year. It’s been a total train wreck for those guys all year. Warm temps this week means more mud for them to deal with. We need some freezing temps to tighten the ground. 


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