Monday, October 12, 2009

SNOW ON THE WAY FROM TC TO NJ

We left Traverse Bay early in October, but as we were traveling on I80 east near State College Pennsylvania we were caught in their earliest snow fall on record. I80 remained clear but as you can see the trees still had some fall foliage and were sagging with the weight from fresh wet snow.

That evening we called ahead to our planned overnight campground off-I80 and they warned not to come there - they already had more than 3 inches on the ground and they were in hilly narrow roads we may not be able to manage with our long and heavy rig.

We instead stopped overnight at a Flying J off I80 and the next morning we awoke to 3 new inches of wet snow on our rig. I had to climb on the roof with a broom to remove all that snow from the slide-toppers.

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

FALL COLOR IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN

Only October and winter weather is making an appearance. Here I am along the North end of the north loop of Traverse Bay RV Resort. The fall color is a little late this year.

A stormy sky to the North with a sunny sky from the West (an usual occurrence here) This is our site with our maple showing its magnificent autumn red flaming colors.
At one of the ponds near our site there is a perfectly shaped apple tree filled with perfect bright red apples.
One of the forest areas in the RV park that is beginning to put on a show of colors. Below a few more of those outstanding maple trees. Many folks have already left and are heading south for the winter.
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