Jeep in Almost 6′ of Snow …
Well, it’s finally buried. Yep – completely covered. Here’s my husband standing next to my Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Maybe the snow is just partway up the side and piled on top? NOT! He dug down to the roof so that I could see.
The snowshoe trip out to the paved (but unplowed – 12″ snow there) road took about 6 hours. The trip back in took about 8. My husband figured with the snow that mashed down under every step multiplied by the number of steps, that they compressed a mile of snow on the way out. Then it warmed up some and rained a little and they got to do it all again coming back the next day – but uphill and carrying packs, one of which weighed 37 pounds.
So why do we live out here in the boonies? Here’s a shot of our “neighborhood”. Need I say more?
February 7th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hi, Crystal!
Nice blog–was great to see how things look up your side of the canyon. Simply amazing quantities of snow!
Hope the pressing bars will be helpful to you-Brenda loves hers.
Glad to hear you don’t get cabin fever–I never did either. To me, getting snowed in was just a suspension of obligations, meaning I could stay home from work and sew, sew, sew! Unfortunately or not, it never snows in Big Flat, so I can’t use the excuse like I did living up the North Fork. (Insert big sigh here for good times past).
Enjoy the snowy beauty, and enjoy working on your projects!
Sue Rhodes
Textile Traditions
February 7th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Thanks Sue, for the kind comments and pressing bars. They are great! And yes, I’m enjoying working on my projects without the distraction of having to go anywhere.
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http://www.textiletraditions.com
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:22 pm
hi grandma
thank you for the birthday card. nice view from your house thank you
for the pictures and the ten dollers bill the card is cute and thank you for the stickers the quilts are neet cute and it looks good nice snow you have
love joey