December 2011 at the Ranch

 

December 2011 at the Ranch

by rdpecken on Dec.12, 2011, under Seasons

I went up to the Ranch on Dec 9th – 11th to work the ARRL 10-meter ham radio contest. I was surprised to see that after several days of near 50 degree highs, there was still a considerable amount on snow on the ground. The trip in was uneventful until the last mile before our place, then it got real messy with slippery mud (from Bullit Road North and East). Anyway, I made it in and had a great weekend with highs near 50 again each day.

Here are some pictures…

Wash behind the cabin 
 
Meadow from North 
 
Wash looking West
 
Meadow and Black Mountain

1 comment for this entry (from prior blog site):
WB0WHO
December 18th, 2011 on 12:07 pm

Wow that sure makes the Place look diffrent!

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