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Sunday Stills – Stormy RV Trip

January 29, 2026Posted in Nature, Photography, RVingTagged Photo Challenge, RVing, snow, storm, Sunday Stills22 Comments

Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge is Storm. She titled her post “Riders on the #Storm” and took us along on a some of her stormy road trips.

Terri’s challenge reminded me of a cross country RV trip we took towing our 5th wheel trailer. We left home in early April, 2007. Our plan was to drive north to Wisconsin and then travel west on I-90, visit Olympic National Park and then drive south along the coast on Highway 101 to see the Pacific coast in Washington, Oregon and California. What we didn’t plan on was driving through snow during the first part of our journey.

We started seeing snow flurries in Illinois. When we got to a campground in Wisconsin the snow was really coming down. The featured image is of our dog Blondie in the snow for the first time.

We left Wisconsin and started west on the interstate. We ran into a huge snow storm in Minnesota. The road was icy and driving on it was terrifying. We decided not to try to go any further when we saw a sign for a motel at the next exit. We parked in the motel parking lot hoping they would let us stay for the night with our dog Blondie. The desk clerk was very kind and let us have a room near the parking lot exit so we could take Blondie in and out without disturbing the other guests. Luckily they had a restaurant and we were able to have a hot dinner. We kept our eye on the weather and the road conditions all night. The next morning the roads were predicted to reopen later in the morning. The hotel staff was very helpful and let us have a late check out while we waited for the roads to open.

Snow covered trees beside the interstate in Minnesota

A farm in the snow beside the interstate in Minnesota

When the roads were opened back up we hit the road and continued west. We arrived safely at a state park.The rangers checked us in and since we were the only campers there and we could have any site we wanted. The water was frozen but there was electricity so we were good. We had quite an adventure camping in the snow in this beautiful park.

We had the park to ourselves at Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minnesota

The next day we continued our westward trek. The weather was clear the next few days as we wandered around South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana without any problems. Our final stop in Montana was another snowy adventure. Everything was fine when we went to sleep that night. The next day we woke up to several inches of snow. We were headed west with more snow moving towards us from the east so we got out of there as fast as we could and arrived safely at our next destination in Washington.

We woke up to snow in the campground Garrison, Montana

We were grateful to have survived the storms and were able to enjoy nice traveling weather for the next two months as we continued our west coast adventures.

Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge Riders on the #Storm

Every Day is a Gift

Wordless Wednesday

January 22, 2025Posted in PhotographyTagged Coastal Georgia Snow, snow, winter storm, Wordless Wednesday15 Comments

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #328 – Winter

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged ice, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, snow, snow storm, winter36 Comments

John has chosen Winter for this challenge. Our winters are usually mild here in coastal Georgia. There is sometimes frost on the ground and occasionally the temperature drops below freezing but snow is a rare sight.

I’ve lived on the Georgia coast since the mid 1970’s. The biggest snow storm I’ve ever seen here took place a few days before Christmas in 1989 when the several inches of snow stayed on the ground for a few days. Everything in coastal Georgia shut down. Roads and bridges were closed, including the bridges on Interstate 95. Sadly, I don’t have any photos to share.

A more recent snow storm occurred on January 3, 2018. The freezing rain and snow that came through that day caused road and bridge closures. For two days schools were out and government offices were closed. Coastal Georgia was transformed into a winter wonderland.

I’m not a cold weather person. The ice and snow are beautiful to see but I would be happy if we never had another snow or ice storm here.

Many thanks to our host JohnBo for the challenge Lens-Artists #328 – Winter

Lens-Artists #107: Winter

July 30, 2020Posted in Nature, PhotographyTagged ice, Lens-Artists, Photo Challenge, snow, winter23 Comments

This July “Seasons” will be the theme for the entire month with a different season featured each week. “Winter” is the last challenge of the series..

In coastal Georgia, a day below freezing is rare and we only get snow or ice every few years. Still, we enjoy sitting by the fireplace when the temperature drops outside.

Quiet moment at the end of a hectic day — Staying warm by the fireplace

Occasionally there are snow flurries but the snow usually melts as soon as it hits the warm ground. The last time the snow stuck and accumulated a few inches was in 2018. Our neighborhood was like a winter wonderland for a few days.

20180104Icy-Day-(8) — Snow and ice in January

20180103-0128pm-(8) — Ice covered salt marsh

20180104Icy-Day-(9) — Snow covered walkway over the marsh

Ann-Christine, thank you for this weeks Lens-Artists Photo Challenge – Winter

Snow Day in Coastal Georgia

January 4, 2018Posted in Georgia, NatureTagged Coastal Georgia, photo essay, salt marsh, snow, winter storm28 Comments

Snow and ice storms are rare in coastal Georgia. The last time we had snow that stuck was a few days before Christmas in 1989.

The freezing rain and snow that came through on January 3, 2018 caused road and bridge closures. Schools were out and government offices were closed. Coastal Georgia was transformed into a winter wonderland.