The News from Kenabeek

We’ve had a few more inches of snow the past few days, and lots of wind today. So did we have fun driving into town today. There’s a stretch of the side road leading to the highway that’s cleared on both sides and well exposed to a north-west wind. When we got to that part, there was so much snow in the air that we couldn’t see the drifts at all. Imagine our surprise when we hit a big drift and did a complete 180-degree spin! No harm done, of course – we just pulled ahead into the clear part, turned around, and took it a little more slowly. When we came home, several hours later, the drifts were much larger – several feet deep in places, and extending right across the road. We did get hung up in one, briefly – felt like we were on top of the drift and the wheels weren’t contacting the road at all – but some of the classic back-and-forth did the trick and we got through in short order. Ironically, it’s a bright, sunny day, and most of the roads are clear and bare – even on the side roads! Just another one of the fun things about winter!