Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Blizzard Aftermath..

We had a big blizzard in Iowa on Monday, January 25, that blew 5+ inches of new soft snow all over creation, creating total white outs and making driving impossible. Most all interstate highways were closed, and the rest of the roads were treacherous. Schools were closed, and once more the state took a deep breath, and waited it out. I went out today to explore some of the country roads and the results are shown below. At one point the plowed path for one vehicle, that I was driving on, suddenly stopped as a large snow drift taller than the car obscured the way. I took a shot of the "end of the trail" with the blazing sun, and it was rather pretty, despite the desolation of it all. Once again the drifts were sculptured as no human could ever create, and in some places they were nearly 8 feet high. These images were taken in an area about two miles south of Ames on the continuation of University Boulevard. It would be nice to think this was the last of it, but unfortunately there is most likely more to come. We already have had 40 + inches of snow since the winter season officially began, which is about two feet above normal.
Text and photos by Bob Kelly





2 comments:

Kurt said...

You should see the pictures of ice build up on powerlines that we got at work. These look pretty in comparison.

Ur-spo said...

lovely photos
i hope to find some snow like this this weekend.