Winter Weather

Brr! Today was cold! It was about 10 F at 6am, and down to 9 F by 3pm. It snowed all day, a few inches of pretty fluffy flakes that piled up but squooshed down under any weight at all. The roads are a bit slippery, but it's not too bad.

Yesterday, we had ice fog. After a day of sub-freezing temperatures, low clouds, and fog, the trees were coated with small ice crystals on the upwind side. It's pretty. The crystals are still there under the snow.

Our evening activities got canceled tonight due to the weather. Bummer. What's the problem with a little cold and ice and snow? I had to go to town anyway to pick up children from school.

Just for the heck of it, here's a photo.



This is from our September trip to Oregon. It's South Falls, one of the waterfalls at Silver Falls State Park. The trail goes behind the waterfall. This photo shows a few small specks that are people walking along the trail. The falls are close to 200 feet high. The entire hiking trail visits close to a dozen falls, often going behind them. It's one of my favorite places to bring visitors. Even those who can't hike very far are often willing to walk the short distance to South Falls.

One often sees photos of the various waterfalls in the park on scenic-vista calendars. Usually, the leaves will be turning or flowers will be in the foreground or everything will be covered in snow and ice or something equally dramatic. This was taken on a normal late-summer day, nothing terribly dramatic except for the falls themselves. Even the falls aren't terribly dramatic, since late summer water flow isn't as impressive as it is earlier in the year. It was a worthwhile visit anyway. It always is.