Finally embracing the snow

Now that it's been nearly two months...I decided that it might be a good thing to make another post.

Over the last couple of months I haven't gotten out as much as I would like, but the roads this weekend were great to travel on (not what felt like 3 inches of ice and snow on the roads) and the temperatures were amazing. We've had a virtual heat wave these last two weeks out here hitting highs in the mid to upper 40's but still getting down to single digits during the nights. We've also not had much snow. Not to say it hasn't snowed, heck we just had a blizzard about two weeks ago. Most of the snow recently has not stuck or at least not as much of it has stuck. According to the Craig Daily Press...we've had over 64 inches of snow between November and January . I have no idea of how much we've gotten since then. But the good news is a lot of it is beginning to melt. So now we are in the beginning stages of mud season out here.

Back at the tail end of January I finally got my car fixed from my wreck...and I am happy to say my car looks more like the new car that it is.

While my car was in the shop I got the fun of driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Biggest thing I miss about it was the heated steering wheel. And the seats could be air conditioned colder not just heated.

The beginning of February was filled with work. Which for most everyone should not be a surprise about me. I worked over Valentines/President's Day weekend. Last weekend I was dealing with allergies. I thought that I would be leaving all the allergy problems I have down south, but due to all the dust from them sanding the roads to help clear the ice and snow...my allergies came back in full force. I joked with some of the people that I work with that I must be allergic to the snow, since its the only thing that seems to be in bloom and multiplying.

But this weekend with the roads being good, me feeling much better (still have residual sinus drainage but...oh well) and not being on call I found something to do. I found a "Debunk the Winter Funk" event being held at one of the local state parks called Stagecoach State Park. They were doing ice fishing demos, sled dog demos, snowshoeing demos, archery,  and hot dogs, s'mores, a raffle ticket giveaway, and just in general having a good time in the snow.

I finally got out and had some fun in the snow and met some amazing people along the way.

My first attempt at snowshoeing.  Photo credit: Rebecca Musso

A mom and toddler on a snowbike.   Photo credit: Rebecca Musso

One of the photos I am off in the distance I am assuming I have stopped to take some of my own photos while snowshoeing out over the frozen lake. After taking lots of photos while snowshoeing, I went snow tubing...Sorry no photo of that. I prefer regular tubing on water not snow/ice. On the water at least there is less chance of breaking a tailbone. At least that's what I am telling myself.

I followed that up with driving around in circles as it turns out, but got to follow an old Chevrolet around. I did supper that night with a friend at one of the local Mexican restaurants. We decided to go see a movie at the local movie theater here in town. We went to see "How To be Single" it is a good movie. Although it has every right to be rated R, it was funny which is what I needed.

I leave you with photos from my snowshoeing...and being at the festival. For additional festival photos check out Facebook: Debunk the Winter Funk and all photo credit there goes to Rebecca Musso.

Folks doing some ice fishing

Kid on a fat tire bike.

Ice fishing House? They dismantled this shortly after the photo.