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This #LongRunSunday I ran from #SnoqualmiePass southbound on Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail: distance 31.33mi moving time 5:05:18 pace 9’45”/mi. I started at ~9am when temperature was ~63F (17.2C), and by the time I ran past 25th mile mark, it was 74F but felt like 80F (26.7C) under the sun.
Bummed out the interstate is closed because it means my lesson tonight is postponed. But I was worried about my Seattle kids dealing with the extreme cold, so I'm less bummed than I could be. (It's currently 15F/-9C and feels like 2/-13.)
Dear people who use I-90 outside #Seattle,
Here's the graphic #WSDOT shared elsewhere while warning how much snow #SnoqualmiePass is expecting today. (Needed because their cameras have lost power.)
I live in Hyak and can attest to the accuracy of this illustration. Delay travel if you can, be super careful if you can't, and OBEY RESTRICTIONS.
Lots of fresh snow for me.
Related:
Heard an avalanche. The first I've heard this season, although I'm sure there've been others.
And the interstate keeps fluctuating between open and closed due to collisions and spinouts. Be careful if driving up here!
Can’t wait to check out the new lifts at Alpental!
I spent over an hour clearing my driveway of snow this morning, but last night's dump was a little too late for the Summit ski area to open this weekend. We're good to go Tuesday, though! (Passholders only. General Public on Wednesday.)
Still a little thwacky down low. Might be a bit too optimistic for November snow but scouting the mountains many times through out the season is the best way to learn them.
I could, if I felt adventurous, drive to Seattle. But I cannot go to the nearest real town east of me as a big rig spun out and is completely blocking the interstate.
Technically Snoqualmie Pass is still open, but unless you're only going as far as Easton, it may as well not be.
Just got a text from WSDOT saying travel time over Snoqualmie Pass may be extended due to snowfall.
Which means we could be mere minutes from our first "Dumbass trucker refused to slow down and is now blocking the entire interstate" text!
The snow is sticking and the Kraken won. This is the first good day I've had in a while.
This is my backyard! It's not just snowing; it's STICKING!
It's not likely to last the day. But this is the first time the snow level has reached me since spring, so I'm doing my my happy dance over here!
Happy November! There's no snow at my house yet, but it's creeping down Hyak! Hazzah!
I'm giving November writing challenges a pass to focus on my family, but I wish luck to everyone doing #Novelber, #WritingMonth, or the like. Happy #writing!
Gold Creek Pond on Snoqualmie Pass
#photography
#landscape
#lakes
#goldcreekpond
#snoqualmiepass
#washingtonstate
#pacificnorthwest
I have to lean off the deck at just the right angle and zoom as far as my phone will go to get a picture, but I can see snow from my house today!
I'm following along with the Gravel Grinding Boys #Youtube adventure across Washington State. Dad rode the rail trail this June.
#spokane #cleelum #snoqualmiepass #Seattle #NorthBendWa #MosesLakeWa #RitzvilleWa #CDA
#pnw #Palous2CascadesTrail
Bill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzo3ZIyX4U
A beloved took me to snow today! I only made it to a small patch because our canine hiking companion noped right of climbing the rock field getting to the true snow line required, but I did manage to sprawl on snow for a bit.
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