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As most of you know from my different posts, we are having an abnormal winter here in Michigan as well as a lot of other places. Usually this time of year we are well into out annual snowfall totals for this time of year. As of right now we are over 59 inches below where we should be and the resulat of all the recent mild weather these past couple of weeks has not only thawed down some of our snow pack, it has also created some very annoying and dangerous driving and walking conditions on the side roads. A lot of events up here have been cancelled already and some are postponed, waiting to see if they are going to be able to hold them or not. It has been a sad winter for the businesses who rely on the snowmobilers who eat in the local bars and restaurants, fill up the motels and buy gas and other things for their sleds. About the only people who are able to get out and enjoy winter sports are the skiers, snowboarders and tubers. I am glad that i did not follow through with plans to take up cross country skiing again this year as I would have been stuck with new equipment gathering dust in my closet. These conditins are normal for mid March on, but not from the end of January.

So here are a few pictures from our Icy February:

These first two are taken of the road out front of my drive going in both directions



Although it really doesn's show on those pictures, this is what we are dealing with going in and out everyday. The county has put sand down but with all the thawing and refreezing, it's just getting lost in the water and covered over. Hence the dark looking ice


There are a few spots starting to get down to bare road, but first snow that comes along will just cover it up again


You can also see the ice on top of the snow pack, making anything short of perhaps snowshoeing impossible as well. Can't walk on it cause you break through the crust


And last but not least, this is the snowmobile trail that runs along side Old 27 highway out here around the corner from my house



Ice skating anyone?

Wow! Be careful even walking the dogs.

How are the deer and elk herds doing with no deep snow to have to go through? Any what abot the other animals, like chipmonks and squirrels?

I haven't heard about the deer and elk but I would think that they are moving around, especially the elk. In fact come to think of it, there have been car deer accidents reported in the paper every week, so I guess the deer are roaming. They shouldn't be yarded up with only 8-10 inches of snow here and there. Chipmunks I haven't seen, but saw a squirrel scampering across the road the other day. The come and go with the weather.

I'm not walking the dogs right now. Did a bit yesterday, but the ice is not softening up on top like it was earllier this week. Did take them over to the park and walked around the day use area for a little while cause it's pretty well down to bare ground. No doggie walks till we get some white stuff to cover this ice. Might see some lake effect this weekend, but maybe just a couple of inches. Like I said, it's a crazy winter. Just hope we don't make up for it in March.

Beautiful, but I am not a fan of snow and ice. Becareful around that ice.

Those photos sure look familiar! Looks like March in MN!

Hate the roads like that. Not only are they slippery, but very bumpy as well and hard on the vehicles. You see a lot of hub caps and mufflers laying on the sides of the roads!

I think chipmunks hibernate...? I don't recall seeing chipmunks around in the winter time. Just gray squirrels.

On Edit: Chipmunks do hybernate....
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_chipmunks_hibernate

Thanks for the pictures.That looks so scary!!! I wouldn't want to get out at all. I bet at times like these you think of heading south!