Takashi — the picture was taken in the evening, returning from a short ride.
Nice snow pics, Dave! Paul is right, we generally don't get a lot of snow. We definitely don't have snow on the ground all winter. We can get a big storm with a couple of feet every few years. Back in 1996 a blizzard rolled through and we were out of school for over two weeks. That sort of thing is rare. What happens frequently is we get between 3" and 6" and we don't have the infrastructure or the driving knowledge to carry on and everyone does stupid stuff and they don't know how to drive and it's a real mess. Last winter we got a really gross and scary storm. Not a lot of snow but it was very wet and heavy, unusual for our part of the country. A lot of stuff broke like streetlights and power lines and transformers, which is not typical. The snow also stuck to the foliage of evergreen trees in an unusual way and many, many trees were felled by the snow accumulation and lots of large branches lost. Just after the storm we could hear large branches snapping from pine trees at the park nearby, loud explosive cracks. The city and residents were still working on cleanup into the early summer. On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 8:04:35 PM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: > A quick little, late afternoon jaunt on the Atlantis today after blowing > snow off the driveway. Embracing the winter blues (and greys) with only > just enough light to add a hint of color to the scene. At lower elevations, > the forest was shrouded in a deep mist as the elk bugled their approval. > Cheers, John > [image: IMG_0207.jpeg] > > On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 10:42:31 AM UTC-8 DavidP wrote: > >> We had a little snow yesterday and I made it out this morning while it >> was still sticking to the trees. >> >> [image: R001-002U8A3871_bridge-1080.jpg] >> [image: R001-002U8A3891_boardwalk-1080.jpg][image: >> R001-002U8A3899_marsh-1080.jpg] >> [image: R001-002U8A3907_field-1080.jpg] >> [image: R001-2U8A3917_maple-ridge-1080.jpg] >> >> Sorry for the number of photos - the light and scenery was so beautiful. >> I put a few other photos on instagram: >> https://www.instagram.com/p/CnH82shuu3U/ >> >> Happy Winter riding! >> -Dave >> >> On Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:35:13 AM UTC-5 Bikie#4646 wrote: >> >>> Takashi, >>> To answer your question about snow in Virginia, generally we get less >>> than we used to. (No surprise there.) Eric is less than 100 miles north of >>> me, but we are both in Eastern/Central Virginia, more or less. The farther >>> west in the state, the higher the elevation and that portion gets snow more >>> often. Though, most of our area gets snow heavy enough to send snow plows >>> out fewer than 2-3 times a year, generally. >>> Often, the snow is just deep enough to ride comfortably when fresh >>> without a fat bike. I haven't done this trick since these photos in 2010, >>> but for some dumb fun (and a workout) I went up to the local high school's >>> football field and rode around the field in concentric circles (ellipses, I >>> guess) on my single speed bike. The total mileage was nearly 10 miles! >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikecrazy-paul/5269889850/in/album-72157625619897864/ >>> Paul Germain >>> Midlothian, Va. >>> >>> On Friday, January 6, 2023 at 8:33:54 AM UTC-5 Takashi wrote: >>> >>>> So many great images! >>>> >>>> Brian, >>>> Spectacular view, and oh, those clouds pattern in the sky! >>>> And your Sam is so cool; to my eyes it's perfect. >>>> >>>> Paul, >>>> Thank you, I'm glad to know that you enjoy my photos. >>>> Looks like Virginia is a very beautiful place, I can almost feel crisp >>>> air and sweet smell of dry trees. >>>> >>>> Leah, >>>> Wow, blizzard to green in one week? >>>> It gave you a chance to ride your beautiful Platypus, so it was a good >>>> thing, I believe. >>>> Please post more photos! >>>> >>>> Eric, >>>> Was it dawn or evening? Either case, beautiful photo, as always. Looks >>>> like you had a very nice New Year's Day! >>>> Paul's and Eric's photos make me wonder - doesn't Virginia have much >>>> snowfall? >>>> >>>> >>>> Takashi >>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/72d0b8a5-4003-431c-89bf-d5f802805c87n%40googlegroups.com.
