Another Snow Day!

Overnight, it continued to snow.  So much, in fact, that I kept sweeping off our porches.  The dry, powdery stuff was coming down so steadily, and piling up outside our doors so high, I was afraid that in the morning we might have trouble opening our doors (which all open outwards)!  And indeed, this was the first storm that had me SHOVELING snow!!!

 Is this Colorado?  Are we in New England?  Could be, right?  NINE inches of snow!!  In San Diego County, at only the 4000 ft level?!  Yes, it happens - but not often!  In fact, we don't remember ever seeing that much snow at the yurt before.  Very cool!!!  

I know this is an everyday occurrence in so many places, and a pain in the butt for much of the year for so many people, but for us here, where it's a total novelty and VERY temporary - it's miraculous and mind-boggling!  This is not the San Diego most of us know!

 With this storm, there was no need for me to drive anywhere to get to the snow!  And good thing - because it might've been a bit challenging to get out!  Not only because of the snow - and then the mud - but because of a giant chunk of tree and branches that came down right across our driveway!  When I finally did leave the yurt a few days later (were running out of groceries!), I not only found our downed tree but saw county workers clearing the road of countless other fallen trees and branches.  

Yurt in Winter Wonderland. 

 Hee-hee.  What a cute wheelbarrow!

 Looking towards San Jacinto.  But can't see it for the clouds.  Was true for all the surrounding hills that morning.  And by the time the clouds burned off enough to see the peaks, most of the snow was already gone (either that or they didn't get as much snow to begin with?!).  I was shocked at how fast the snow disappeared!

 Before the sun came out full-blast, some scenes had a nice, soft, foggy look with the low-hanging clouds.

Looking down at Lake Henshaw (or Pond Henshaw, since there's hardly any water in it this winter!).  Can't hardly see the lake for the trees though!

A dirt road out in the Henshaw Valley.  This is probably at around the 3000 ft level and the first to lose its snow once the sun emerged.  It's very rare to see any snow down at that level!