Merry Christmas!
Beth and I made it up from Vegas yesterday without any hitches, well, maybe just one. We got a weather report from a friend who said it was snowing in Tonopah, the half way point between Vegas and Gardnerville. Beth and I decided we should stop and buy chains so we didn't have to worry about it. Finding chains in Vegas is no small task. Five stores later and $60, we had our chains. I don't think I've ever paid over $30 for them before, but I would have paid $100 just so I could get on the road. The whole ordeal took about an hour and forty minutes. With chains in the trunk, we finally got on 95 and headed north.
The snow stopped before we got to Tonopah and the roads were clear, although there were definite signs that it had snowed. The most weather we ran into was rain and wet roads, and just outside of Goldfield we were actually driving in the clouds and visibility got down to about 100 feet. That only lasted a couple of miles. We did find some heavy snow south of Gardnerville, after we turned on 395 for the home stretch. Although it was coming down pretty heavy, it must have just started because it wasn't sticking yet. We made it home, finally, around 6pm.
We had a simple dinner of Papa Murphey's pizza and some home made cookies for dessert. Yum! I haven't had Papa Murphey's pizza before... it sure is good. Dad needed to take one of his employees up to the lake last night. We loaded up in moms trusty Subaru and headed up the hill. It was snowing pretty heavy at the summit and the road was well covered. Driving through Stateline was simply beautiful... sad Bethany wasn't there to see it with me. She stayed home to nurse the flu, which, finally, is getting better.
I suppose you could call this a psuedo white Christmas here in town... there's a real light dusting of snow. I was hoping for more, but if the forecast holds true, I'll get it! There is a web weathercam at CC Meneley Elementary School in the Gardnerville Ranchos, not far from where Jenn and her family are. Check it out here to see the snow we do or don't have.
Merry Christmas!
Beth and I made it up from Vegas yesterday without any hitches, well, maybe just one. We got a weather report from a friend who said it was snowing in Tonopah, the half way point between Vegas and Gardnerville. Beth and I decided we should stop and buy chains so we didn't have to worry about it. Finding chains in Vegas is no small task. Five stores later and $60, we had our chains. I don't think I've ever paid over $30 for them before, but I would have paid $100 just so I could get on the road. The whole ordeal took about an hour and forty minutes. With chains in the trunk, we finally got on 95 and headed north.
The snow stopped before we got to Tonopah and the roads were clear, although there were definite signs that it had snowed. The most weather we ran into was rain and wet roads, and just outside of Goldfield we were actually driving in the clouds and visibility got down to about 100 feet. That only lasted a couple of miles. We did find some heavy snow south of Gardnerville, after we turned on 395 for the home stretch. Although it was coming down pretty heavy, it must have just started because it wasn't sticking yet. We made it home, finally, around 6pm.
We had a simple dinner of Papa Murphey's pizza and some home made cookies for dessert. Yum! I haven't had Papa Murphey's pizza before... it sure is good. Dad needed to take one of his employees up to the lake last night. We loaded up in moms trusty Subaru and headed up the hill. It was snowing pretty heavy at the summit and the road was well covered. Driving through Stateline was simply beautiful... sad Bethany wasn't there to see it with me. She stayed home to nurse the flu, which, finally, is getting better.
I suppose you could call this a psuedo white Christmas here in town... there's a real light dusting of snow. I was hoping for more, but if the forecast holds true, I'll get it! There is a web weathercam at CC Meneley Elementary School in the Gardnerville Ranchos, not far from where Jenn and her family are. Check it out here to see the snow we do or don't have.
Merry Christmas!
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