Snow, Snow, and More Snow!
Well, I could show you a picture of my Harley under "glass" but that would just be depressing showing a snow covered motorcycle. Since snow is the big topic around here right now, I thought I'd just share the following information from our enjoyment of the winter weather...
After having finally resolved my wireless network woes of yesterday and today, I was able to upload the images from our little sojourn to Stephen’s Creek yesterday. Nick, Jane, Kathy, and I rode up to see what the weather was like on the northern end of the county. Let me tell you, it was definitely different! From the minute we entered the gorge, we were in a winter wonderland. It was still snowing some 24 hours after the storm had officially arrived. I-40 was pretty clear and traffic was moving o.k. and the secondary roads were in pretty good shape. As soon as we turned off the State maintained road at Stephen’s Creek, 4 wheel drive seemed like a good idea. You can see the images at this link:
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There are a couple of images in this series that really were taken at our house and you’ve probably already seen them. I haven’t figured out how to get them out of this series yet.
We measured 9” of snow at Debbie’s while we were visiting. She and the dogs were taking the storm pretty well in stride. Clancy, the greyhound, is still getting over the attack he suffered a couple of weeks ago . His back and neck are full of staples where the surgeon had to pull the skin back up and together. Floyd, one of her German Shepherd/Pyrenhees mixes was shot the other night and has to stay pretty much immobile for a month until his wounds heal. She certainly has a house full of ill dogs at the moment. But, it was gorgeous out there. She had a nice fire going and excellent views of the snow covered cove behind the house. (I failed to get a picture of that… ). As an update, Debbie called Jane early this morning and it was STILL snowing. She had received another 3” to 4” inches bringing her up to about a foot of snow. Nick found reports of 41” on Mt. LeCont in the Park.
While I’m somewhat on the topic of injured animals… As I was leaving work today and crossing the street at Wachovia, I noticed traffic piling up going into Bi-Lo’s. I watched for a moment and saw a raccoon ambling about stopping traffic. It didn’t seem fazed by the traffic (bad sign) and didn’t seem to be going anywhere purposeful. I came back by there a few minutes later and traffic was still trying to get around it. I stopped and watched it for a couple of more minutes and you could tell that it was pretty ragged, undernourished, and oblivious to what was going around it. I was afraid some well meaning tourist would decide to get out and help it but, fortunately, they didn’t. I’m pretty sure it was rabid based on how it was behaving. I called the police to see if they had any calls on it and they had not. The dispatcher was going to send Animal Control down to corral it. You don’t see that every day in town…
So, this didn't have much to do with motorcycling but I did enjoy being out and about in my 4-wheeler! The weather is supposed to improve by Wednesday of this week and Spring can't be far behind!
--Cecil
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After having finally resolved my wireless network woes of yesterday and today, I was able to upload the images from our little sojourn to Stephen’s Creek yesterday. Nick, Jane, Kathy, and I rode up to see what the weather was like on the northern end of the county. Let me tell you, it was definitely different! From the minute we entered the gorge, we were in a winter wonderland. It was still snowing some 24 hours after the storm had officially arrived. I-40 was pretty clear and traffic was moving o.k. and the secondary roads were in pretty good shape. As soon as we turned off the State maintained road at Stephen’s Creek, 4 wheel drive seemed like a good idea. You can see the images at this link:
Click Here .
There are a couple of images in this series that really were taken at our house and you’ve probably already seen them. I haven’t figured out how to get them out of this series yet.
We measured 9” of snow at Debbie’s while we were visiting. She and the dogs were taking the storm pretty well in stride. Clancy, the greyhound, is still getting over the attack he suffered a couple of weeks ago . His back and neck are full of staples where the surgeon had to pull the skin back up and together. Floyd, one of her German Shepherd/Pyrenhees mixes was shot the other night and has to stay pretty much immobile for a month until his wounds heal. She certainly has a house full of ill dogs at the moment. But, it was gorgeous out there. She had a nice fire going and excellent views of the snow covered cove behind the house. (I failed to get a picture of that… ). As an update, Debbie called Jane early this morning and it was STILL snowing. She had received another 3” to 4” inches bringing her up to about a foot of snow. Nick found reports of 41” on Mt. LeCont in the Park.
While I’m somewhat on the topic of injured animals… As I was leaving work today and crossing the street at Wachovia, I noticed traffic piling up going into Bi-Lo’s. I watched for a moment and saw a raccoon ambling about stopping traffic. It didn’t seem fazed by the traffic (bad sign) and didn’t seem to be going anywhere purposeful. I came back by there a few minutes later and traffic was still trying to get around it. I stopped and watched it for a couple of more minutes and you could tell that it was pretty ragged, undernourished, and oblivious to what was going around it. I was afraid some well meaning tourist would decide to get out and help it but, fortunately, they didn’t. I’m pretty sure it was rabid based on how it was behaving. I called the police to see if they had any calls on it and they had not. The dispatcher was going to send Animal Control down to corral it. You don’t see that every day in town…
So, this didn't have much to do with motorcycling but I did enjoy being out and about in my 4-wheeler! The weather is supposed to improve by Wednesday of this week and Spring can't be far behind!
--Cecil
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