Finally the storm passed

It was a doozy! Sunday night through Thursday morning it raged and stormed. Ice, thunder, freezing temperatures, high winds, tree branches falling around us, frozen water pipes. Add to that 6+ inches of heavy wet snow.    

walking in a winter wonderland

Last night the snow started.    We ordered another dinner from the Big Texan and just as we finished the last bite, our power went out.

he finally looked up!

no power

We're parked next to a lovely tree but between the ice already covering it and the addition of heavy wet snow and strong winds, it began to drop it's branches - quite energetically.     Dave went out into the storm and up on the roof to try and mitigate the damage.    I was a wreck, worrying about him slipping and flying past my window!    He was fine and when he came back in and thawed out we turned on the trusty generator to keep the compartment heaters working.   Propane kept our inside furnace running and the power came back on around 10 p.m.

This morning we woke to sunny skies and the sound of melting snow.    There was a pile of branches next to Beluga but no damage to our roof.      Dave lent our ladder to neighbors who were trying to break up inches of ice from their slide toppers using a stool and walking stick.  

Lewis expresses his opinion of this weather

We decided to stay here one more day to let things dry out and the roads clear before we continue our western journey.     It's been quite an experience.