Wind, Ice and Snow

Yesterday was windy, windy, windy. Today was only half as windy. It rained last night, and everything was covered with a thick coating of ice this morning. The puppies had fun breaking the ice off the wire fencing and chewing on it.

The puppies have been outside for several days now. They were getting too big and active to stay inside.

The wind and snow the last two days caused huge drifts. It was hard work to dig out the gates, and one of them is still filled in with over two feet of snow. The warm temperatures have made the snow very dense and heavy, too. The trails are in excellent shape, though. The dogs are having no trouble pulling me at high speeds through the soft new snow. The irrigation ditch filled in with drifting snow, so that is one less headache for the moment. The small creek at the far end of the Stamp Meadow trail was still open, however. The dogs actually seemed to delight in taking me through the water, scorning the tiny snow bridge that was available. It snowed all day, so I came home quite wet from today's run. As of right now, it is still above freezing.