Snowpocalypse 2019

Last winter was terrible - long stretches of dry weather and almost no snow. This year? A whole different story.

This week we saw a storm that snowed for 3 days. It was predicted that Flagstaff would get 24 inches. By the time it was all done, Flagstaff had received over 40 inches of snow. Lots of businesses were closed or closed early because their employees could not get in to work. At the hospital they made arrangements for staff to be able to stay overnight instead of trying to get home unsafely.

The snowplow finally came through the neighborhood late yesterday so this morning it was time to get our and take a walk around the neighborhood.

This afternoon I finished digging out.

Learning to Drone

We've become addicted to YouTube videos - especially from people who are living full time in their RVs and travelling around the country. A few favorites are Carey on Vagabond, Wanderland Travelers, and Eamon & Bec. They are inspiring us for the places we hope to be traveling in our Sportsmobile camper and the photography is just stunning.

As we prepare for our own new adventures, I've branched out into new areas like getting a GoPro and learning to edit video. The next step was to get a drone, but rather than biting off a huge investment right away, I picked up a used drone at Bookmans so that I could learn what it takes to operate one. It is certainly harder than I anticipated, but also a lot of fun.

Here's a sampling of the misadventures of learning to fly a drone.