The weather has not been so great the past couple weeks; cold, rainy and even a pretty good blizzard that dumped over 6″ of snow in about three hours the other day, so outdoor activities have been somewhat curtailed. Luckily, today we got an early Christmas present of a decent day that allowed us to get on the bike and go for a little ride. It’s still cold, about 40°F and everything is still wet with patches of snow, but it was decent enough to get out on the road bike for a quick spin.
The roads were wet with gravel on them left over from the recent snowstorm, had to be careful in spots, especially the gravelly, wet corners, but not bad for the end of December. We headed out into the Hood River valley towards Fir Mountain. The weather always seems to be a little worse on Fir Mountain, today was no exception. When we got to the foot of the mountain, the road was wet, full of gravel with patches of slush in the road and snow on the sides. While we were deciding to go up the mountain or not, a county snowplow came down the hill. We took that as a sign it might be a good idea to pass on the mountain roads today, so we did a loop around the valley and headed home to wait for Santa Claus.
Speaking of Santa Claus, we here at WatermanAtWork want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Be careful over the holidays and enjoy the time with family and friends.