Sunday, January 12, 2014

Old Fashion Winter

I haven't posted in very long time, so I thought I would load up a quick one tonight.

This had been what a lot of people from our region are calling an old fashion winter. I guess for some reason or another, we think this is what the winters of old were.  I do know this much, our media, whether knowingly or not, promotes weather fear.  It may be that is what sells.  Anyhow, back to our winter. Our snow level is butt hole deep to a Giraffe.  We have had several days this winter that the high temperature for the day hasn't gotten above the 0°F mark. I heard rumors of 14 days in December alone, plus a few have come in January.  And lows around the -30°F.  Then we have had piles of snow this year also. So yep...it has been winter this year.  My lovely daughter snapped this picture above that was from a day where our morning temp was -28° and it didn't come close to 0 that day.  Note...I do wear goggles with these cold temperatures.  

I snapped this picture of a bald eagle.  The conditions were not the greatest for snapping this picture, but I wanted to load it up. So I did.

This was a video I took from that cold day ride.  We had a warm spell these last few days, but I didn't get out for a ride.  I worked on vehicles, researched and shopped for some supplies we are going to need.

Lets get outdoors and have some FUN!!

8 comments:

  1. I dislike how "they" try to sell the weather!!!
    It's not old time or even new time.........
    It's just a "real" winter!! Most people have bottom soft over the years of unreal winters!! This is just me typing and really what do I know!! Lol
    Peace

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    1. I think our technology has of course gotten better and some of the warnings are needed, but at the same time, I think they are using the weather to sell to the public. These buzz words and crap are just that IMO.

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  2. I haven't seen this start to a winter since I was a kid...Oh the memories.

    CAD

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  3. With you being a kid on the iron range, I know you have seen way colder temperatures than this "polar vortex" thing.

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    1. You know...A Polar Vortex. We had lots of them when we were growing up, we just didn't know that's what they were called. Something like that.

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  4. Even having grown up in Fargo, I don't like winter. I'll take hot over cold anytime. But, that is a nice looking bike..... Maybe that would make bundling up to ride worth it. ;)

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    1. Growing up in Fargo, you for sure know all about winter. Jeff, those fatbikes are great...anytime of the year.

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