Never ending snow

[Shawn]

After getting more snow today and sleet/freezing rain for tonight through tomorrow and now maybe another storm for the weekend. This weather is never going to end. The crew on the KMRR is determined. They have been keeping up on the plowing although logging operations have been suspended until the ice between the rails melt and the camp gets dug out. Average of 20 inches on the ground and drifts 4+ feet high.

The bottom right is the tip of my windmill. Mr Russells place is just to the left.

Russells place in summer

Snow is a 1/4 of the way up the fire tower. Good thing I covered the tunnel.

Tower and the snow storm that started all this snow back in dec.

The logging area were Spar tree and mine is.

Logging area in Spring

Another angle.

I just knocked the icicles off my house and they are back.

 

[dragon]

It looks REALLY cold over there!

 

[garrymartin]

My heart goes out to you, I hated the 3 weeks or so we had lying snow around here. Cabin fever a terrible thing. Keep your chin up shawn, it cannot last for ever. I hope.
Cheers Garry

 

[KeithT]

Shawn At least you have some snowshoes.

 

[Madman]

Shawn, you are way too dedicated. I havn't even thought about running any trains since December. Even then it was too cold, let alone snow.

 

[Rod Fearnley]

Yuk! Snow is fine on Christmas cards and other peoples holiday photo's.
Rod

 

[simon@mgr]

I am always amazed at how you are able to cope with all the snow and cold weather, year in, year out

 

[Madman]

Believe me Simon, It gets more difficult with each passing year. :crying:

 

[robsmorgan]

Spoke to my son in Connecticut last evening - he was surrounded by his children on yet another 'snow day' - we don't realise how lucky we are in the UK........ also thinking about those down under in the Queensland area of Oz

Best of luck with the snow shovel!

Regards
Rob

 

[Shawn]

Thanks guys. The only way I survive this is I enjoy snowshoeing and cross country skiing. Everything looks so different when covered in a blanket of snow. In climates like this you need a hobby especially one that gets you outside.

 

[simon@mgr]

Spoke to my son in Connecticut last evening - he was surrounded by his children on yet another 'snow day' - we don't realise how lucky we are in the UK........ also thinking about those down under in the Queensland area of Oz

Best of luck with the snow shovel!

Regards
Rob

Cyclones, floods, bushfires and drought. It has been interesting the past few years.
We were lucky on the Gold Coast area of Queensland to miss out on the floods that hit Toowoomba and Brisbane.

 

[Richie]

I'm surprised you can even get out of your house Shawn with that snow you wouldn't even know you had a garden railroad

 

[vsmith]

 

[Shawn]

I'm surprised you can even get out of your house Shawn with that snow you wouldn't even know you had a garden railroad

LOL The road department is very good with the roads in my area. Snow is common for us although not this much in such a short period. As soon as the snow stopes, roads are wet within an hour from the plow and salt trucks. There is never a need to hit the store before a storm because you know roads will be fine after the storm and even during a storm there not bad with 4 wheel drive. We average about 65 inches of snow a year. The record for my area is 122 inches back in 95-96 season. The only way around my yard is paths that we shoveled or I throw the snowshoes on. Im ready for spring and flowers.

 

[Shawn]

I just checked my forcast for the weekend and this came up. I just finished the last of the shoveling. Im running out of room.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-041000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.WS.A.0005.110205T0900Z-110206T0300Z/
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG
305 PM EST THU FEB 3 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE STARTING TO TAPER OFF
SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AS ROADS BECOME SNOW
COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

 

[Shawn]

Last two days the temp has been in the 50's during the day and upper 30's at night. The snow is finally melting and the layout is starting to become visible.
I can see the bareberry trees.

Starting to see Red Rock trestle

Logging/Mine area still burried but I can see the trees

Mr. Russells homestead still burried but the cumberland trestles are starting to show.

Hainsville Yard is unburried.

Windmill no longer burried

 

[garrymartin]

Nice pictures Shawn, I hope thats the last you see of it for a while, meanwhile guess what the forcast is for us overnight!

 

[minimans]

I would say I'm glad I live in California but we had snow this week down to the 2,500ft level with the mountains getting up to 33in in snow overnight.................