Snow in Hood River

We've been experiencing an unusual cold snap in Hood River, as is all of Oregon for that matter.

(Gee, there's no such thing as global warming -- it's only a cycle --yeah, right!)

With the exception of a couple of hours during the night on Tuesday, the temperature has remained below freezing since last Saturday (Dec 13). This is the longest period of sub-freezing temperatures in nearly 10 years.

Normally, if it snows in Hood River, we would get 2—3", and then it melts and is gone within a day or two. However, it began snowing last Saturday about midnight and has continued snowing almost constantly since then. Currently we have 14—16" or more on the ground, with more on the way. The forecast says the temperature will finally climb to the upper 30s late Monday and the snow will be replaced by rain through Christmas.

For reference, we have included a couple of "before" pictures taken when we arrived in September. Here they are:













































Then we shot the following videos this morning (Friday, December 19, 2008). Here's the video of our backyard…



Here's the video from our front porch…



As a final note, we love the snow, the rain, wind, sun, trees, the Columbia River, Mt Hood, the wineries, the orchards, and all of the other wonderful and wondrous beauties that form our new life here.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Tom & Pennie