Keweenaw snow photos

[MossRoad]

We got a couple of inches of wet sloppy stuff today. The grandkids are here from Florida, and they had a great time out in the snow, made a couple of snowmen and threw lots of snowballs at each other and their mom and dad.
Was able to use the BX to clean the driveways, first time this winter.

I used to have that same hair style.

 

[Buppies]

HueyLewis hair

 

[bullbreaker]

Hey ArlyA is there a toll to get on the Keweenaw peninsula nowadays . If so is it one way or both ways . BTW some folks like to state that the Keweenaw is technically an island . https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=michigan/houghtonhancock/

 

[ArlyA]

Hey ArlyA is there a toll to get on the Keweenaw peninsula nowadays . If so is it one way or both ways . BTW some folks like to state that the Keweenaw is technically an island . https://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=michigan/houghtonhancock/

Part of the Kewee is indeed an Island and has been for many, many years. But do note, the bottom of the pereninsula is about 20 miles south of Houghton, so the island part is only a portion of the Keweenaw.. Trivia question. Who can tell me how this great canyon, you can see in photos of the bridge was created?

 

[ArlyA]

Pics from grooming taken late today. Hooking up.

 

[bullbreaker]

Dynamite ?

 

[ArlyA]

As seen on the trails this afternoon. Could it get any more pretty than this?

 

[ArlyA]

The paper says we've got around 75" of snow this year and something like 18 on the ground. This is not far from normal.

 

[lman]

We got a couple of inches of wet sloppy stuff today. The grandkids are here from Florida, and they had a great time out in the snow, made a couple of snowmen and threw lots of snowballs at each other and their mom and dad.
Was able to use the BX to clean the driveways, first time this winter.

That reminds me of a kid I saw at Walmart the other day. Looking forward to the 5" we are supposed to get here.

 

[bullbreaker]

Trivia question. Who can tell me how this great canyon, you can see in photos of the bridge was created?

From google not my guess is this the answer ?
The Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale, formed by the Midcontinent Rift System, are the only sites in the United States with evidence of prehistoric aboriginal mining of copper. Artifacts made from this copper by these ancient indigenous people were traded as far south as present-day Alabama.[3] These areas are also the unique location where chlorastrolite, the state gem of Michigan, can be found.

 

[ArlyA]

From google not my guess is this the answer ?
The Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale, formed by the Midcontinent Rift System, are the only sites in the United States with evidence of prehistoric aboriginal mining of copper. Artifacts made from this copper by these ancient indigenous people were traded as far south as present-day Alabama.[3] These areas are also the unique location where chlorastrolite, the state gem of Michigan, can be found.

The valley we reside on was a washout that happened during the receding of the last glacier. The glacier came down from the NE and melted away in that direction as well. So as it melted, this created very large lake on the western side of the lake basin and when that grew enough to reach the Keweenaw mountain range, this became a dam it breached to flow south and washed out the great valley seen in this photo. Our house is 100's of feet above the water line today and near the top of this historical flood water.

 

[ArlyA]

Back to snow pics, here is some we took today. This is pretty shallow snow for here.

 

[ArlyA]

XCing today. Should I put some in the "dog pics" thread?

 

[SwingOak]

My neighbors maintain ski trails, a couple of which run on some old logging roads though my land near Ewen. They keep the blowdowns cleared off and run a groomer all winter.

 

[ArlyA]

My neighbors maintain ski trails, a couple of which run on some old logging roads though my land near Ewen. They keep the blowdowns cleared off and run a groomer all winter.

Can we see pics?

 

[SwingOak]

Can we see pics?

Other than some grainy trail camera pics, I don't have any. I've been recovering from surgery for over a month now and haven't left the sofa much. I'm hoping to be off the crutches in a couple of weeks and head north for some snowmobiling. I don't have skis, just snowshoes.

 

[ArlyA]

We have some modest snow moving in this week.

 

[civilian]

Your 6 to 9 is more than our 2 to 3 inches. Jon

 

[BravoXray]

I remember working in Gaylord one winter in the mid 80s, and it snowed almost every day, sometimes just a little, sometimes a lot. Ended up getting 320" that year.

 

[MossRoad]

I remember working in Gaylord one winter in the mid 80s, and it snowed almost every day, sometimes just a little, sometimes a lot. Ended up getting 320" that year.

In the 26 years we've lived here in this house in South Bend, I can only recall one really snowy winter. I ran out of places to put the snow, and we burned the wood stove continuously from October 1st - March 31st. I only used 4 matches in 6 months.

I mowed our lawn on December 12 a few weeks ago. We had about 3" of snow yesterday, but there's only 1/2" left on the drive. Small ponds got a skim of ice yesterday. Maybe we'll be ice fishing in a couple weeks.