Cold winter walk

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:30 pm

Cold windy day but fun to get out in it for a stroll.
Lots of deer sign.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:38 pm

Man O man that looks cold enough to make me want to crawl back in bed.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:40 pm

That looks like my neck of the woods! we have just had our first real snow of winter, I always get out early just to see what's been about...

BobM · Post by **BobM** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:24 pm

I like those fur bomber style hats.

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:46 pm

great photos

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:48 pm

Minds me of the walks we take around our place. . .

mack · Post by **mack** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:03 pm

Pitchy,
Minus 2 when I did stalls yesterday AM, (made for easy pickin' at least), the walk to the upper pasture with my two girls was even colder, dang turkeys wouldn't move off the manure pile as we went by, had two deer gleaning the grain/hay by the gate and they didn't want to move either.
Funny, but the horses don't mind the deer coming in during cold weather, just sort of ignore them. In warm weather they will drive them off. They never like the turkeys, pin there ears and run at them, but let them have the manure pile to themselves. I find that those quiet, cold walks can be the best part of my day.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:10 pm

Thanks gents, they`er saying the coldest temps in four years coming the next few days.
Will keep ya posted, bet it don`t beat 96 though, -59 degrees actual temp.

mack · Post by **mack** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:31 pm

Won't beat '76-'77 here. We had -42 at 5:00 am Jan. 14-15 if I remember. Living in the old farm house down the road from here with my bride to be and a couple of black labs. Came home from working 2nd shift at IH in Portland, I couldn't chuck wood into the Home Comfort in the kitchen fast enough to thaw the kitchen sink out. The Heatrola in the living room got glowing red and barely took the chill off. Crawled in with that 22 yr old gal and still have her..... Ever read Jack London? Said if you spit at -40 it will crack and freeze before it hits the ground, it did, I'll never forget it!
They are sayin' highs in the teens, lows in the teens below for us this week, early spring! I love this global warming!!

Mescalero · Post by **Mescalero** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:39 pm

game keeper,
After a good snow; I would always do a scouting routine, checking for track.
Good to see the habit has not died.

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:45 pm

Great photos, Pitchy. It is always nice to get into the bush. Even nicer if you have a thermos of hot tea or coffee along.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:33 pm

Looking good pitchy!

Treeman72 · Post by **Treeman72** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:47 pm

Beautiful woods, probably not too different than ADK in New York. Looks like spruce, fir, aspen, birch and couple other hardwoods mixed in. Any jack pine or white pine present?

Coldest I've experienced is minus 38 F. My warmest clothes weren't good enough. Eyelids try to freeze shut, and your drippy nose freezes. Strange sense of pride living in a rugged climate.

piller · Post by **piller** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 12:36 am

When I drove home from work tonight at 6:30 pm it was still 61 degrees out. I didn't even need a jacket. Quite the difference, is it not?

Steelbanger · Post by **Steelbanger** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:31 am

Spring arriving on River Drive.jpg

My son sent this on Saturday taken from his front porch. Daffodils coming up and across the river the north facing fields and slopes are snow covered.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:47 am

piller wrote:When I drove home from work tonight at 6:30 pm it was still 61 degrees out. I didn't even need a jacket. Quite the difference, is it not?

Keep a eye out for our Snoopy dog heading north piller, he was lost down just East of Trinity.

Thanks gents, -20 this morn and the coldest isn`t here yet.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:05 am

KirkD wrote:Great photos, Pitchy. It is always nice to get into the bush. Even nicer if you have a thermos of hot tea or coffee along.

+1

Ironwood · Post by **Ironwood** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:08 am

Wow! Y'all make me cold just listening to you talk about those temperatures.

Lenn, I enjoyed the photos. Looks like you are getting some of that snow you've been wanting.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:31 pm

Ironwood wrote:Wow! Y'all make me cold just listening to you talk about those temperatures. Lenn, I enjoyed the photos. Looks like you are getting some of that snow you've been wanting.

Is that you in that avatar Gene, pretty clean cut

Ironwood · Post by **Ironwood** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:24 pm

Yep that's me. I had almost forgotten what I look like without the beard.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:50 pm

KirkD wrote:Great photos, Pitchy. It is always nice to get into the bush. Even nicer if you have a thermos of hot tea or coffee along.

...and a pretty woman like his (who took the pictures...?) is the icing on the cake...

Ironwood wrote:Yep that's me. I had almost forgotten what I look like without the beard.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:02 pm

The pic is on his Avatar bro.

10 below so figured we better have a fire, just came in.
Just not the same without the Snoop dog.

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:21 pm

Pitchy wrote: 10 below so figured we better have a fire, just came in.
Just not the same without the Snoop dog.

I was looking at those pictures and that fire sure looked good. But even I, way over here in Canada, still felt the empty space left by Snoop dog. We have an empty spot like that right now too. Come spring, we're planning to get a pup; maybe a Newfoundland.

piller · Post by **piller** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:45 pm

Pitchy wrote:
piller wrote:When I drove home from work tonight at 6:30 pm it was still 61 degrees out. I didn't even need a jacket. Quite the difference, is it not?
Keep a eye out for our Snoopy dog heading north piller, he was lost down just East of Trinity.

Thanks gents, -20 this morn and the coldest isn`t here yet.

I will keep an eye out. If I happen to see him, I'll do all I can to help him get home safely.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:50 pm

Thanks Piller.
Kirk, if we get another dog someday we were thinking about a Newfoundland also.

Post by **Hobie** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:52 pm

Pitchy,

At least you have a good wood pile. Stay warm. Some days that is all you need to do to make it a positive day.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:58 pm

Thanks Hobie, yep trying to stay busy, the worse thing i ever did was leave Snoopy in TX.
Ya all are a great help.

dracothered · Post by **dracothered** » Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:44 pm

Pitchy wrote:The pic is on his Avatar bro.

10 below so figured we better have a fire, just came in.
Just not the same without the Snoop dog.

Great pictures...

If it wasn't for the modern clothes you would almost say you look like a mountain man of yesteryear.

smokenrust · Post by **smokenrust** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 2:34 am

Pitch, like Kirk D. said, seeing you in the pics without ole Snoop leaves sadness in me for the both of you... and I still keep hopen you will get a call saying that the Snoop is found.
And as for the cold Pitch, if I remember right, for at least three days it didn't come up to -40...That cold, makes a guy wonder why he's in this blasted cold country...Specially when trying to clean barn and the manure freezes to the spreader... Not fun,

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:50 am

Thanks Smokenrust.

-28 degrees here this morn.

Bill in Oregon · Post by **Bill in Oregon** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:34 am

Pitch, keep that homefire burning. A Minnesota pal once told me that it can get so cold that a guy's pee can freeze before it hits the snow!

It's been in the teens and 20s at night here for the last couple of weeks -- a long cold spell for this part of Oregon, and we are on our 9th day with only a trickle of water from the well. I don't know where the pipe runs so can't figure where it is frozen. We'd be completely out of luck with anything approaching your temps!
Real nice 76, by the way.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:02 am

Hope those pipes thaw before they break Bill, when i was a kid a water pipe under ground used to freeze and they would hook a welder to it and warm it up to thaw it out.
The 76 is a Chaparral 45-60, neat gun from a time the west was still wild.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:55 pm

Yep, just not right without snoop dog. Still praying

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:22 pm

Got six more inches of snow last night, enough to get the snowshoes out so went for a walk.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:41 pm

Fantastic pics Pitchy. I like that long coat you have on!

You both look relaxed which is good

Nath.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:12 pm

Nice pictures Pitchy, all our snow is gone now, up to +14 Celcius today but dropping to -7 Celcius tonight with flurries

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 3:13 pm

Forgot to say, I just love that hat, looks toasty warm

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:06 pm

Borregos wrote:Nice pictures Pitchy, all our snow is gone now, up to +14 Celcius today but dropping to -7 Celcius tonight with flurries

Thanks Nath.

Yep those hats are warm, almost to warm sometimes.
How can there not be snow north of MN.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:38 pm

Pitchy, we are quite aways south of you here in southern Ontario! Lots of rain today

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:49 pm

Had to get the map out.

samb · Post by **samb** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:55 am

Great pictures! Took my little boy out to play in the snow last night as he was getting cabin fever. He asked why is the new snow so soft but the old snow underneath is so hard. I laughed and explained the soft snow we used for snowball fights almost melted and then froze into ice( hard snow ). He got the drift!