Spring snowstorms are not uncommon in Wyoming, but all of us seem surprised each time we get one.
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| Today in Guernsey State Park |
We were so dry in March I was afraid that we would dry up by the middle of June – not now.
When pioneers headed west they had to very careful of the weather and spring storms. They weren’t this far, not yet.
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| Along the Trail about a half mile south of our house - before the snow |
The early wagons would have reached Nebraska around this time of May. One of the crossings on the Oregon Trail in southeast Nebraska was the Little Blue River near present day Fairbury, Nebraska, and that river has been out of its banks for several days.
When I hear sportscasters talking about how courageous some athlete was for: hitting some shot, taking the big shot or scoring the winning points, I think about these people. Now they were courageous, these travelers of the trail, fighting the weather, often all the way west.
We are blessed to get all of this rain and snow this time of year. My part of Wyoming only receives about 12 inches of total moisture each year. So far in the month of May over 5 inches.
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| Nope, no golf for me today |
Lovin’ it!
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| Did a bit of sweeping on the truck before going for afternoon drive |
2 comments:
"The early wagons would have reached Nebraska around this time of May. One of the crossings on the Oregon Trail in southeast Nebraska was the Little Blue River near present day Fairbury, Nebraska, and that river has been out of its banks for several days."
Oh man, that is quite a thought isn't it!
No idea how they did it they were very tough people.
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