{"id":7561,"date":"2022-12-18T21:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T02:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7561"},"modified":"2022-12-18T21:47:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T02:47:31","slug":"back-when-snow-was-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=7561","title":{"rendered":"Back when snow was AWESOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_6930.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_6930.png 375w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_6930-113x150.png 113w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_6930-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although born a North Dakotan, I grew up in the Rocky Mountains.  I love snow as much as I love the mountains themselves.  So when I found a couple little pockets of snow at over 10,000 feet elevation this summer, I was delighted.  And yeah, I made snowballs.  It was a <strong>blast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_7082.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_7082.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_7082-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2022\/12\/beartooth_snow_ip_7082-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Like I said, I had to hike quite a ways and to quite an altitude to <em>find<\/em> snow that late in the year, even in the mountains, due to the past couple of dry years&#8230;but it was definitely a mission accomplished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now?  I&#8217;ve actually had enough snow for a while.  It&#8217;s piled high and deep on all sides of my driveway, and I have some pretty good drifting across my property.  I spent plenty of time staying ahead of this week&#8217;s storms, clearing the areas I need to clear in between waves of snow so it&#8217;s more manageable.  But yeah, I&#8217;ve had enough fun for now.  A White Christmas is guaranteed.  Hopefully we can save any future significant snowfall for my next snowboarding trip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although born a North Dakotan, I grew up in the Rocky Mountains. I love snow as much as I love the mountains themselves. 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