It is a grey kind of day, but we decided to take a drive and check out our cabin in Lowman, Idaho. We are never sure what the weather will be like there, could be sunny and bright, or grey like it is here.
The drive up was uneventful to the Banks/Lowman highway turn off. Not a great deal of traffic. Road conditions were great through Garden Valley and until we started up the canyon. There were some spots of ice and slush, and of course signs of rock slides but all in all not bad. The grey remained with us, but it was in the 30's. We saw Elk and Deer on the way up, and quite a bit of snow. As we climbed further the snow got deeper. The road to our cabin was open, but the snow was about 4' on the level, not able to walk up from there. Our neighbor had plowed a path in the field next to their house towards the back of our property, and we were able to get to the house from there.
WOW...there is a lot of snow up here, some drifts were up to the windows in places. Definitely a good snow pack this year so far. House was wonderful, really wish we could stay, but of course it is closed for the winter.
Stopped at the Sourdough on the way home for lunch...talked to the owner. Temperatures have gotten down to 10 below up there in the last couple of months, but today they were warm. Wish the sun would have been out, but oh well.
On the way home, there was Deer, Elk, a spotted Eagle, a Bald Eagle, and a gathering of Wild Turkeys!! Always fun to say hello to the other neighbors!
The best part of the drive is the scenery, and how it changes from one section to the next. Some will have no or little snow, and others covered in white.
The worst part are the drivers we have to share the road with....some just do not know how to handle mountain roads. We came across a truck in the middle of the highway, stopped. No lights on, blind curve, just looking out the window!!!!! Good thing no one was coming and we could avoid him. Makes you shake your head. At least we had a great adventure, and arrived home safe, ready to go again.
