The begining of winter, 2010 - '11

OK, here I am and I haven't even finished my blogging about the winters of '08-'09, or the winter of '09-'10...... and the winter of '10-'11 seems like it is starting already! You may have heard about the big winter storm and blizzard that hit the upper central states and Northern Plains these last couple days (October 26-27, 2010). The low pressure system that came through was the lowest pressure system that ever hit us for the last 70 years. The barometric pressure was so low that the winds were equal to a category three hurricane. With the amount of snow that we received and the winds that accompanied it for two days, the drifts amounted to up to three feet. Here is my driveway as I am "shoveling" through the three foot drift so I can get my Jeep out of the garage.
The forecast for the next couple of days is for warmer temperatures of up to a high of 50 degrees. So most of this should melt away. But I am hoping for more freezing weather soon so the lakes will begin to freeze over and I can get out and do some ice fishing soon. In the mean time, I will resort to posting some photos and stories of my summer adventures for the last couple of years. That will at least make me feel warmer as I anticipate this coming ice fishing season.