I enjoyed my trip to Colorado! Got back just in time too, in the usual tradition of my homestate, half the annual snow fall fell within 24 hours (and continues in some parts) in October. The other half is expected about March or April... Typical joke from that area anyway!

When my wife and I got back to Alaska, we had snow a few days later. It shocked us, it took THAT LONG to get snow here! Normally we get the first bit that sticks around about mid-September! Not so this year! Late October now fall! We did get about five inches back in late September, and it melted in about three days too... I'm hoping more snow comes soon! Dry winters at -50 are not good for the pipes to my well and septic tank! I need at least 12" of snow to add to my ground insulation or I'll be running my heat tape a lot this year! However, dry winters do happen in this state... Snow has little to do with the cold, its more of a an issue of moisture, and in most cases must be warm enough to snow! You can almost tell the temperature by the shape of the snow flakes falling, its no wonder Eskimos and Atatabaschans have many words to describe 'snow'.

Not only did my family go to Colorado, we also visited my wife's family in Nebraska where we went to the Strategic Air Command Museum! I'll try to get some pictures of that posted (the ones that were not blurry!).

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