That’s the news in Chicago today:
The 2 inches of snow that fell overnight across the Chicago region was just the beginning of a larger storm, according to forecasters, who predict 8 to 12 inches of snow and ice by Thursday.
The National Weather Service has posted a heavy snow warning until midnight Thursday.
Heavy snow could fall this afternoon throughout the late evening before tapering off to flurries, with northeast winds of 15 to 25 m.p.h., causing drifting snow, the warning stated.
Snow has a different meaning for me. Those are my girls in the picture up there: my wife and Jenny, Tally, and Mira. Snow means we break out the sled and try to get in some serious dogsledding. Believe it or not there are lots of great places to go dogsledding in the Chicago area. Up in Lake County there’s even an area exclusively devoted to it.
If you’ve never been dogsledding there’s no way I can really describe it to you. Imagine racing along in the cold, clean, silent snow with a bunch of your best friends who are doing something they absolutely love to do. Something they were born to do. Friends whose eyes flash with understanding when they cast their first glimpse of snow. “This is why I have the long, thick coat and the strong shoulders and the legs that yearn to run. Let’s go!” It’s just the greatest and I can see how people can become totally obsessed by it.
Not long ago I discovered (through a listserv I belong to) a nice video on dogsledding. You can watch it here. That’ll give you something of the idea.
Oooh, fun, thanks for the link to the video!
Like to try this sometime when we’re with you guys.
Nice post. We really enjoyed our little stop in visit at your place last week—what a fun interlude with David and Janice, 4 wonderful doggies, football, a fireplace and Eduardo’s Famous All-Natural Pizza!!!!!!!!! Can’t be beat.
Thanks for your hospitality, and we enjoyed spending this time with you. The rest of the trip went according to plan, and we didn’t get caught in any icestorms or blizzards. Ann
Really, really enjoyed this post. Your dogs are terrific. (I almost miss Chicago winters….)