Thanksgiving Storm @ The Bear Cave

[Bearcarver]

Thanksgiving Storm @ The Bear Cave


This storm almost ruined our Thanksgiving Dinner. It started snowing at 8 AM the day before Thanksgiving, and snowed all day & into the night. We lost our electric for hours on Thanksgiving Eve, and then for a couple more hours on Thanksgiving Morning, but luckily it was restored at 10 AM, in time to clean up the mess, and get all the food prepared.

It’s nothing like the snow Buffalo gets, but I thought I’d give you all a Bear’s Eye View of what almost ruined our Thanksgiving Dinner.

Total Accumulation was 10" this time.

Hope you all had a Great Thanksgiving!!

Bear


Front yard doesn’t need mowing right now.
You can see how wet the snow is by how the woods is so white.
The snow stuck to everything, as you can see:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1045.jpg.html



View from the Bear Cave entrance:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1046.jpg.html



Bear Jr giving an assist with his Boss V-Plow. 
Snow was awful wet for my Gravely blower:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1049.jpg.html



Snow is almost as hard on my Leyland Cypress trees as the Buck Rubs are. Recognize the one on the right???
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1057.jpg.html



Driveway entrance is between the evergreens:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1058.jpg.html



Bear Guards are on duty even in Bad weather:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1059.jpg.html



Bear Smoking Cave is Dry, but not Warm:
http://s836.photobucket.com/user/Bearcarver_2009/media/DSCN1044.jpg.html

 

[azbohunter]

Nice Bear, thanks for sharing! Having been raised in NC Minnesota, I remember many days like that.

Arizona winters are not quite that hard, I have to mow the grass instead of shovel snow!

 

[themule69]

It is very pretty! Now keep that crap up there.

Happy smoken.

David

 

[chef willie]

Nice pics.....nice to be inside and just look at it though. I was born & raised in NY so had my share of snow but do not miss it....LOL...especially at this age. Stay toasty.....Willie

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Nice Bear, thanks for sharing! Having been raised in NC Minnesota, I remember many days like that.

Arizona winters are not quite that hard, I have to mow the grass instead of shovel snow!

Thanks Dick!!!

This was only our second Measurable snow of the season, and I'm tired of it already.

I gotta mow a lot more than I have to clear snow, but at least I can mow with shorts on & no shirt.

Bear

 

[welshrarebit]

It didn't snow here... it sure looks pretty!

 

[atomicsmoke]

Bring it on. Lots of meats planned for cold smoking and miles of vertical to ski [where I live, to ski a vertical mile takes at least 8 runs :-(]

 

[Bearcarver]

 
Nice pics.....nice to be inside and just look at it though. I was born & raised in NY so had my share of snow but do not miss it....LOL...especially at this age. Stay toasty.....Willie

Thanks Willie!!

My feelings exactly!!

Bear

 
It is very pretty! Now keep that crap up there.

Happy smoken.

David

Yup----Pretty!!

I could very easily do without it.

Bear

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Looks Frosty! We've had freezing fog all day today. Freezing rain all yesterday. I'd prefer the snow! Okay actually I'd prefer to be in Hawaii right now!


Smoke away!!!

 

[ak1]

That looks beautiful Bear. Glad you got it. It would look like crap if I had it.

 

[b-one]

Gotta love the plow makes life easier! Beautiful pics I'm hoping no more snow till January when work slows down.

 

[Bearcarver]

Bring it on. Lots of meats planned for cold smoking and miles of vertical to ski [where I live, to ski a vertical mile takes at least 8 runs :-(]

LOL----You can have all of ours!!

I would be willing to send all of our snow to Canada, and Half of our rain to Texas.

See how nice a guy I am??

Bear

It didn't snow here... it sure looks pretty!

LOL---Yeah I spent 54 weeks on Oahu back in '69 and '70------Never snowed down there then either.

Bear

 

[oldschoolbbq]

Pretty , glad I have my Q-Bana done , I wrapped it yesterday and am ready. . .

I need to get Electrical done and lights up , but 'll do that when I do a Smoke . . .

Don't need that much snow though , I'll have to make a trail to the Smoker...

I need a Snow blower...

 

[smokin monkey]

Time to Hibernate!

Smokin Monkey [emoji]133660013031[/emoji]

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Frosty! We've had freezing fog all day today. Freezing rain all yesterday. I'd prefer the snow! Okay actually I'd prefer to be in Hawaii right now!


Smoke away!!!

Some of this comes by you first----Quit sending it my way!!

Bear

 
That looks beautiful Bear. Glad you got it. It would look like crap if I had it.

Thanks Darko!!!

That's what it is----"White Crap"!!

Bear

 

[bear55]

No sow here in south Mississippi, but it sure looks pretty.

 

[venture]

Looks pretty.  Would make a great post card?

Had my share of that stuff, tho!

Must be that there global warming thing?

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[Bearcarver]

Gotta love the plow makes life easier! Beautiful pics I'm hoping no more snow till January when work slows down.

Thanks b-one!!

Yup---That "Boss" V-plow is Awesome!! He also has a plow he took off his old Jeep, but he didn't put the mounts on his new Jeep yet. That one is better for getting in tight places.

However if it's a dry snow I like to use my Gravely with blower, because it does a much neater job.

Bear

 
Pretty , glad I have my Q-Bana done , I wrapped it yesterday and am ready. . .

I need to get Electrical done and lights up , but 'll do that when I do a Smoke . . .

Don't need that much snow though , I'll have to make a trail to the Smoker...

I need a Snow blower...

Sounds like you're pretty much ready now, Stan!!

Bear

Time to Hibernate!

Smokin Monkey [emoji]133660013031[/emoji]

Sure feels like it !!

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

 
No snow here in south Mississippi, but it sure looks pretty.

Yup---Pretty, but less fun every year!!

Bear

 
Looks pretty.  Would make a great post card?

Had my share of that stuff, tho!

Must be that there global warming thing?

Good luck and good smoking.

Thanks Merv!!

Bear