Sledding

We had another ice-and-snow storm blow through. This is certainly an introduction to a northern winter. Apparently, it usually doesn't get like this until the end of February.

I experienced my first snow day yesterday. Ironically, the class I missed was glaciology. I still had to be on campus to run samples and attempt to catch up on some work, but my productivity was severely truncated by an introduction to the northern art of sledding. Also known as a practical experience in snow compaction.















I also made my third snow angel. Certainly in the most snow.

It was a nice change to the general weekday routine. I went out with a bunch of people later in the evening and sledded in a man-made ravine. I have the bruises to prove it, too.

Wintry Ways

We had our first big snowstorm since I've been back from the Ice. About four inches fell over the course of one day last week. Most of it piled up on my car, and I got my first crash course in winter driving.

Luckily, the Subaru is an ideal car for such conditions.

The temperatures have been far below freezing for the last couple of days. Thursday and Friday the highs were maxing out at about 10^oF/-12^oC.



I still haven't found a winter coat, but that will be happening shortly. Those bitterly cold days were a bit of a stretch for this Florida girl, even with the sheer number of layers I managed.

School started, as well. Glaciology is a bit of a bear simply because of all the work involved. Paleoclimate will be picking up in the work-respect soon. They are both absolutely fascinating. There is also a lot of conceptual material overlap, which makes it even better. Same goes with my Carbon and Climate class. It's nice to be back to a routine.