Clearing Up, Finally

After five days of rain (4.08" total), we are finally in a clear weather pattern. It looks like everybody in the Southwest, including Arizona, got pounded pretty good from these storms. The news had pictures of Flagstaff with all the snow it got so we are certain that Happy Jack is buried. We'll contact Chi Chi and Jamie and have them send us some pictures of their snow.

The rain lingered yesterday but we still went to Walmart again to pick up some more stuff that we needed for our new location. Other than that, we stayed home and hung out. Below is a shot that we took out our back window this morning that shows the snow - and how low it is - in the mountains surrounding us:

We definitely have canceled our trip to the golf tournament today. The rain has created a scheduling nightmare for the remaining rounds, and we think that perhaps some of the celebrities have left already. Also, the course is probably still very wet from the rains. It looks like we will leave Monday morning and stay in Tulare, CA for the night and arrive in Columbia on Tuesday. It makes for a leisurely trip up there. Fortunately, we don't have to go over any high passes on the trip. Going up Rt 99 has eliminated the Grapevine which was the real concern for us - we've seen pictures of lots of snow from these storms. We'll enjoy the sunshine here for another couple days while getting ready to head north. Later...