I think Mother Nature may be confused...

As I write this, on a warm and rainy November night (yep, you read right), I keep wondering when this mountain winter will arrive that we have all looked so forward to. Don't get me wrong, we have been spoiled and have enjoyed the last few weeks with warm days and a little flurry here and there, but Mother Nature, you can bring it on. We're ready for you.

We have been busy the last week, two days were spent out on the trail with the snowmobiles and skimmers, punctuated by a wiener roast. School takes up the better part of a morning. The boys have been busy preparing the beavers they have caught. Heather and I split and stacked a load of firewood for the fur shack. We even decided to skip mail day this week. We are all expecting parcels and thought we would give them one more week to be certain they have arrived. We still could have driven out this week as there is only about 5" of snow and if this rain keeps up we will still be able to drive out next week. We were told to pack a chainsaw the next time we do go out though, whether it is by snowmobile or truck, as a big windstorm went through and it is quite possible there are trees across the trail.

Tim took my sled 53km up the trail the other day to the end of their line. It is fan cooled and better suited for the slow pace they keep when breaking trail. We found as a result of this trip that the motor needs to be rebuilt. At least it didn't break down completely on the trail. Pistons, rings and gaskets were ordered online last night and are already en route. Did you know you can buy just about everything on the internet? Did I mention there is also a new windshield for my snowmobile coming in that package? Tim went too close to an alder and now there is only half a windshield... I couldn't even be mad, because it took care of him too by giving him a fat lip.

We heard news today of a grader being rolled down a ravine onto its roof north of Germansen Landing. Thankfully, the operator is OK and will recover. Things that happen like that near civilization are bad enough, but when they happen about 4 hours from medical help, they can be that much worse. Thankfully this one sounds like it will turn out OK.