+TeamIDFC Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 About 5.5" here in Bellevue - that's the most we've had sitck in the 8 years we've lived in this house. I wonder why nobody is trying to get 163 Houses today? Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Totem Lake area Quote Link to comment
+Shop99er Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Manchester, just outside of Port Orchard got about 8 inches. As far as we can tell none of the roads near us have been plowed as of night fall. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Wow! I must live in the negative convergence zone. We have less than two inches and we're at 400 feet (only a few miles south of WeightMan and Hydnsek). I was able to get out and grab a couple of caches - I was even dressed in my holiday jester outfit (santa jester hat & santa 'suit' tee shirt). A little snow doesn't bother an old climber like me (hiking up a 14,000 foot pile of snow & ice is a vacation!). Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Wow! I must live in the negative convergence zone. We have less than two inches and we're at 400 feet (only a few miles south of WeightMan and Hydnsek). I was able to get out and grab a couple of caches - I was even dressed in my holiday jester outfit (santa jester hat & santa 'suit' tee shirt). A little snow doesn't bother an old climber like me (hiking up a 14,000 foot pile of snow & ice is a vacation!). We have 4 inches. I enjoyed a nice walk over the hills to downtown Newcastle (about a mile) to mail packages and buy some groceries. Hitchhiked back. The roads here look pretty good, and cars were driving with no problem around Newcastle. All arterials are plowed with compact snow that I could easily drive on, if only I could get the car up the steep cul de sac to the arterial just above me. Got to watch one of my foolish neighbors try it; he soon gave up. Our street is a very popular sledding hill when it snows - steep, safe, good landing spot in circle. If they overshoot, they land in my driveway. I'm hoping they plow the cul de sac tomorrow (sorry, sledders). Edited December 19, 2008 by hydnsek Quote Link to comment
+Lizzy Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I ventured down to Marysville yesterday afternoon to take my daughter sledding at Jennings. No problems on the way down, but it was touch-n-go on the way back home. And I used to always be the designated driver when we skied at Stevens!! Too bad I don't live closer to Harriet!! Quote Link to comment
+AndrewRJ Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 We are up to 18 inches at my house in Duvall. I dug myself out and went to work in the 2 wheel drive truck. I am at the office now and planning on leaving soon, but it looks like a bit more snow and a lot of wind this weekend. I may be very busy. Quote Link to comment
+TeamIDFC Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 At least one of our caches is snow-friendly... Quote Link to comment
Chumpo Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 (edited) We can't find the cachemobile http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000588ab7.jpg Yikes. I'm tired of the shovel. Thanks, Totem Lake! Edited December 21, 2008 by Chumpo Quote Link to comment
+AndrewRJ Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 We can't find the cachemobile I can't find them either Of course that is because the links don't work for me. Its just taking me to the upload page. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Try this link instead: http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000588ab7.jpg Quote Link to comment
+AndrewRJ Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Try this link instead: http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000588ab7.jpg much better. Quote Link to comment
+Ladybug Kids Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) Speaking of deep, some of y'all might recognize some of these characters floundering, er, postholing through/over/in the snow just outside of Anchorage on the way to Romancing Alaska Frog Cache a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, after they found this cache they hightailed it for a cup of coffee and caching at lower elevations. Edited December 22, 2008 by Ladybug Kids Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Happy Winter Solstice! The first day of winter? A white Christmas? All of the above! Since Dec. 13, we've had about 18 inches here on the hill in Newcastle, more than a foot of that in the past two days. Never expected to see this much snow at my house! Let it snow, let it snow...no, wait.... Frosty and the reindeer feel right at home. (Who knew my snow decorating theme would prove so prophetic?) Next year's Winter Solstice card Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 (edited) I figure we saw a total of 13 inches here in the Kingsgate area. The last 8 inches were in the last 36 hours. Edited December 22, 2008 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 We're up to about 7-8 inches - most fell in the last day. We went for our usual morning walk today, we almost took the snowshoes. It's pretty out there. Hydnsek - You should have been here the winter of 73-74. We had 16+ inches of wet, heavy snow dumped on us in one night. Trees, wires, antenna's were all breaking all over the area. I was in Eastgate and hiked over your way to visit firends the next day. Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I just measured the base on my deck at 11 inches. I don't have any idea how much that compacted with the ice on top yesterday. Most of that was the first day. I took some pics and will upload them later. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Speaking of deep, some of y'all might recognize some of these characters floundering, er, postholing through/over/in the snow just outside of Anchorage on the way to Romancing Alaska Frog Cache a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, after they found this cache they hightailed it for a cup of coffee and caching at lower elevations. Heh. That snow was SO deep that we didn't just get a coffee. We needed actual espresso! Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The Andromeda by my front steps. My front yard. The local bird feeder. The view from my front window. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shydog Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 All your photos are great!! Now if you could please keep all that snow out West, I know I would greatly appreciate it. Chris-Team Shydog Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hold your breath. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I say we start packing it up and shipping it to Shydog! He (or she) could use a white christmas! Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I say we start packing it up and shipping it to Shydog! He (or she) could use a white christmas! I agree. Rain, fine. After a month of it I get a bit green, but that is okay. This white stuff? yuk. If I wanted snow I wouild have stayed in Chicago. Jim Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Speaking of deep, some of y'all might recognize some of these characters floundering, er, postholing through/over/in the snow just outside of Anchorage on the way to Romancing Alaska Frog Cache a couple of weeks ago. For some reason, after they found this cache they hightailed it for a cup of coffee and caching at lower elevations. Heh. That snow was SO deep that we didn't just get a coffee. We needed actual espresso! The funny thing is... it was warmer up there than it has been here! Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 I say we start packing it up and shipping it to Shydog! He (or she) could use a white christmas! You can start with the stuff clogging my driveway. Quote Link to comment
+Team Shydog Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 OK, I will take one for the team. Send one of your big snow storms to Indiana. I need to put some hours on the snowblower this year so my wife won't be mad at me for buying it Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I say we start packing it up and shipping it to Shydog! He (or she) could use a white christmas! You can start with the stuff clogging my driveway. How about the stuff clogging up the hill I have to get up with my car? Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 PP & WM - You're on your own to package and ship the snow, I've enough to deal with on my own. TS - What's the address? Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I say we start packing it up and shipping it to Shydog! He (or she) could use a white christmas! You can start with the stuff clogging my driveway. How about the streets in Timberlane, so that I can take the chains off the truck and go geocaching where there are roads that don't have snow, without ruining the chains. Quote Link to comment
+NorthWes Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Snow! The JOY of SNOW! It does complicate the cache hunt... but it's another reason to love ammocans hidden in the woods. Unlike my compatriot Ladybug Kids (who straps himself to skis and then hooks himself to trail-crazy skijor hounds...) I fire up the 'old iron' for the back-country benchmarking and cache hunts when there's lots of snow on the ground. Aaaahhhh - the smell of two-stroke exhaust on crisp dark pre-dawn mornings... A benchmark hunt a few dozen miles due south of Denali (Mt McKinley, at right) and Foraker. Cygnet Springs, site of a Ladybug Kids geocache north-northwest of Talkeetna, Alaska. An awesome journey in search of the hide makes about any cache a memorable one... I will grant that snow is a devilment when searching for micro or small cache placements (either in the woods or the urban jungle), but it provides an awesome opportunity for backcountry travel! Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Somebody didn't get the memo about shipping this stuff to TS! There's a new three to four inches out there, and more falling. We're about to get out the snowshoes for a fun walk - we don't even have to drive to the mountains! Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Snow! The JOY of SNOW! It does complicate the cache hunt... but it's another reason to love ammocans hidden in the woods. Unlike my compatriot Ladybug Kids (who straps himself to skis and then hooks himself to trail-crazy skijor hounds...) I fire up the 'old iron' for the back-country benchmarking and cache hunts when there's lots of snow on the ground. You Alaskans are crazy.Here in Seattle, most people do not even own a snow shovel - definitely no skijor and very few, if any, snow mobiles. Quote Link to comment
+Lizzy Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Had to add some pictures around my house. This was yesterday & last night. It snowed all night, so there's more on the ground now. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 (edited) Snow! The JOY of SNOW! It does complicate the cache hunt... but it's another reason to love ammocans hidden in the woods. Unlike my compatriot Ladybug Kids (who straps himself to skis and then hooks himself to trail-crazy skijor hounds...) I fire up the 'old iron' for the back-country benchmarking and cache hunts when there's lots of snow on the ground. You Alaskans are crazy.Here in Seattle, most people do not even own a snow shovel - definitely no skijor and very few, if any, snow mobiles. Well I'm apparently not most people. I own three, yes 3 snow shovels. One of them goes on my backpack during this time. I have yet to convince my better half I need a snowmobile, although this year seems to be the year to argue for it. I'd love to try skijoring. That looks like a lot of fun. Edited December 24, 2008 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+hydnsek Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Somebody didn't get the memo about shipping this stuff to TS! There's a new three to four inches out there, and more falling. We're about to get out the snowshoes for a fun walk - we don't even have to drive to the mountains! I snowshoed around my neighborhood the other day. Some nice hills and greenbelts - almost like being in the mountains! I was taking photos for our city's online blog, Newcastle411.com. But now I'm in Eugene, OR, where they have no snow, only rain. The drive down yesterday was great until south of Portland,where I-5 turned into crap, and they closed it for a bit. So I "sheltered in place" with friends in Tigard, and this morning had a nice final drive south. Around Salem, the snow just suddenly stops, and it's the usual Northwet. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Another 4" overnight. Please make it stop! Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Smile, it just makes it better for the snowshoes! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 We can't find the cachemobile http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000588ab7.jpg Yikes. I'm tired of the shovel. Thanks, Totem Lake! The real thanks goes to WeightMan. He provided the link when I mentioned it in the ClayJar's chatroom. Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 We can't find the cachemobile http://img386.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000588ab7.jpg Yikes. I'm tired of the shovel. Thanks, Totem Lake! The real thanks goes to WeightMan. He provided the link when I mentioned it in the ClayJar's chatroom. Actually, I clicked on the link here and it worked for me. I just posted the URL from the pic once I got there. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) because i can Edited December 26, 2008 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 You can't get there from here. All highways across Cascade Mountain passes in Washington state are closed Thursday due to heavy snowfall or avalanche danger - effectively cutting the state in half. Quote Link to comment
+Pyewacket Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) We still have several inches of snow on the ground, lots of ice on the roads (try riding a bike), and we've had a couple of inches of snow every other night for the last week. It's snowing now (I'm in Sumas). I figure I still have a couple of years before I'll get tired of this, having spent waaaaay too many years in the south and going without. Haven't you all noticed that there's been a lot more snow than average since I arrived in the PNW? Want me to stop doing my snow dance and snow call? Edited January 5, 2009 by Pyewacket Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Want me to stop doing my snow dance and snow call? Yes, PLEASE! Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Want me to stop doing my snow dance and snow call? After growing up in the snow belt in Chicago I can tell you I have a lifetime fill of snow. Yes, please stop doing the snow dance and snow call. No doubt we will go days with out a paper and probably no garbage pickup this week. Do you have a sunny warm dance? Jim Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 We've been getting about an inch an hour now... We're pushing 2.5" here as I type. Yes! Please stop! Ask me about the time my dad threatened to leave me out in the Great Plains when I was 12. Quote Link to comment
+fairyhoney Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 IT'S back ! About 6 inches here. Quote Link to comment
+Prying Pandora Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 2.5 inches on Kent's East Hill, and still coming down. Quote Link to comment
+AndrewRJ Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 2 inches in Duvall Pye we may have to ship you somewhere further away. Sorry it was nice knowing you. Quote Link to comment
+brodiebunch Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 4 inches and Seattle gets its streets salted! Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Want me to stop doing my snow dance and snow call? NO! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! The NW has grown a bunch of weather wimps - nobody remembers how to drive in the snow - we need to toughen everybody up. We're up to 2.5+ inches and it's still coming down! Quote Link to comment
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