Well, yesterday, I had a terrific afternoon watching this storm go out to sea. I went over to Sandy Neck and snowshoe'd out into the dunes. What an experience!!! It's the best way to traverse this kind of terrain as the sand is frozen firm, it isn't hot and the snow is windpacked. In fact I was amazed at the power of the wind as it had blown much of the snow away from the shore. When I first set out I didn't find the scene very attractive, but on my return it looked beautiful. It reminded me of my drive through Oregon. What most people don't know would be that 2/3 of Oregon is composed of cold deserts. (Sometime I want to start a thread on Oregon winter sports, but that would be out of context here. Dunes and bluffs create these great bowls and cornices. One third of Barnstable bay is frozen solid, but the tide creates these very impressive meandering channels. The dingles keep their snow, so one can take advantage of the snowshoes and pass through the wood. (There were some lonely ski track out there, but I would like to see the bases after their day was over.) It's a great sight to see a storm off race point while the sun sets, too. All you would be weather forecasters should realize that lightning never strikes in the same place twice. Nor'easters get their power from the sea as well. I didn't see a lot of snow potential in this storm. Now, wasn't all that effort posting a waste of time?
