A Major Winter Storm in...Texas?

 

In late afternoon on December 30th, a major winter storm descended upon Big Bend. Light rain and fog turned to heavy snow and a raging wind. Wind chill factors dropped well below zero with 30-40 mph winds. The storm raged overnight and by morning, about a foot and a half of fresh snow lay on the ground. Snow continued throughout much of New Years Eve and temps stayed cold. The road into (and out of) the Chisos Basin (where we live) was closed for more than 2 days.

On New Years Day, the sun came out and the fresh snow, which covered everything in a thick layer, shown brilliantly.  It was an incredible way to say goodbye to 2020 and a wonderful promise of a fresh, brand new year.  Welcome to 2021!

 

 

 Jasper spent many happy hours playing in the snow in our yard.

On our family hike to "The Window," we came upon icicles...perhaps the biggest ever seen in Big Bend!
 

We were surprised to see that Big Bend had some rather impressive snow removal equipment, and it was definitely necessary after this particular storm.