Tomorrow, February 25th, has been
the projected date for our 4th annual Get Out of Winter Pilgrimage
to Arizona. Kim has an appointment (10:30 a.m.) and for the last 2 months our
plan has been to leave right after that.
However, today it seems that the weather just might be a determining
factor in our departure. Mother Nature
has been having a grand ol’ time messing with the Mitten state and doesn’t show
signs of stopping. Early January wasn’t
too bad but then the Deep Freeze happened in late January and it’s been all
sorts of crazy since then….ice, wind, snow, warming temperatures, falling
temperatures and more ice and wind. It
feels like it’s been a 6 week long winter storm warning/watch/ advisory. And it’s not just the Mitten state…the
craziness has been spread around the country.
Snow on the saguaros around Tuscon yesterday?!
The need to see the sun and
feel warmer weather has been growing stronger by the day. We’ve seen momentary glimpses of the sun and
the temp has hit 40o but I want more. I’m a
lifelong Michigander and know better than to assume that Mother Nature would be
over her winter fury by the end of February but I was hopeful…oh, was I
hopeful. It was encouraging to see the
temperature reading 38o at 7:30 this morning…the snow had done some
settling and puddles were appearing. Yay!
But by noon the temperature was rapidly falling and so was the snow…and
the wind had picked up. Aghhh…now those
sloshy puddles are going to turn to ice and the roads will drift again. Make it stop!! 😒
So…bottom line is that we’ll have
to wait to see what the weather does between now and tomorrow at noon to
determine if we stay or go. Driving in the snow is one
thing…adding ice and wind when pulling a trailer makes it an entirely different
ballgame.
P.S. The
only things we have packed are the motorcycles, camping gear and telescope
paraphernalia. Clothing and technology
are still on the to-do list. It will be
a mad scramble of packing if the weather does calm down enough for us to head
out. However, this is not our first
rodeo…we know how to pack quickly. 👍
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