Windy

This is not the windiest place on earth. It is, however, one of the windier places that you would be likely to see. We have a dog named Windy who is a sister to Rain, Thunder, and Hail. She is an energetic dog, which is a good thing because she can pound down the snowdrifts in her circle. We have gotten another foot of snow to replace what the rain diminished, and now the wind has created some interesting drifts in the dogyard.

Did I mention that it is windy here? The wind is legendary in this particular spot in Island Park. The snow plows go back and forth and back and forth because the wind will drift the snow over the road in the time that it takes the plow to get just a few miles down the road. In fact, there are gates for closing down the highway at either end of the open stretch that we live on because the wind can create dangerous whiteout conditions.

Today was tremendously windy but not really any windier than we are used to seeing here. The snowfall stopped in the early morning but traffic continued to be very slow all day because of the wind which picks up the snow off the fields and blows it across your line of sight. We saw evidence of numerous vehicles which had gone off the road. A tow truck service can be pretty busy in this area!