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#1401 Unread post by dr_bar »

Talking about 20cm on the Coq today/ tonight. Be careful...

(Approx. 8 inches for those of you south of the 49th...)
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Probably go Hope Princeton unless that route has problems.

I'll be checking the road and weather report before I leave.

I'm always careful....but thank you. :D
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Per a request for a photo.....

This is from a place nearby called Serpentine Fen. It was getting late and the last bit of light made for some nice silhouettes.

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Thanks, and Merry Christmas!

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I travelled home yesterday from Penticton (in the Okanagan area of BC) to the lower mainland (on the coast ). It was snowing in Penticton and kept lightly snowing most of the way until Hope...except in Manning Park, where the snow was heavy.

Manning Park had a lot of snow.....and some icy and slushy spots. We saw three separate incidents of vehicles that had slid into ditches....One of them being a pick up truck that obviously didn't like the slower speed I was going....A short time later we saw his truck laying across a snow bank hanging over a ditch. It was resting on its chassis....

Hope Towing was sure busy yesterday.

As we kept going, there were quite a few emergency vehicles heading North from Hope to Manning Park.....as well as the tow trucks and the sanding/plow trucks....they were earning their money yesterday. The plow trucks were driving back and forth constantly keeping the road clear.

Unfortunately.....ice is still ice....and deep slush can make your car slip....regardless of whether you have 4 wheel drive and winter tires........so it's necessary to slow down....

This picture will give you an idea of what it was like in Manning Park...
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That is NOT a black and white picture.

Here is a picture from Highway 3 by Green Mountain Road.....Everyone who knows me, knows I like horses....so of course I had to stop...fortunately the friend that was travelling with me is a photographer...so he was happy to stop , too. Luckily, I had my winter boots with me so I could walk down into the ditch and through the snow to get to the fence....
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Along the way home we stopped at a lake called Yellow Lake....I have no idea why it's called that, because it is not yellow.

The parking lot at the rest area had about 4 inches of fresh snow.....and no other vehicles around....the child in me surfaced....and did doughnuts (donuts for those south of the 49th) in the snow.....then I hit the brakes hard to test out the traction control and ABS.....I have to say...they both work well. It's good to know what your vehicle will do or how it will behave if you ever need to stop in a hurry.

I was in Penticton for Christmas at my brother's place. His daughter (my niece) was there with her new baby. He is 2 weeks old in this picture. He resembles his 4 year old brother. Already has similar facial expressions....
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I grew up in western Massachusetts, and that first photo reminded me of my childhood. Thanks B2C.

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#1408 Unread post by sv-wolf »

Wow. Glad you got home safely, blues. The roads must have been pretty tricky in that.

Love the pony.

And a happy New Year to you!
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Thank you. I have a good feeling about 2015.
8) :) :D

Now...for something on the lighter side....

Do you think the sign maker had a sense of humour?
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Here's the horse in the landscape.
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As you can see, it is definitely winter.
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