Snowstorm

It started snowing Thursday in the middle of the night and kept going for the next 36 hours. It's stopped now, but they're predicting a lot more on Monday. We've got over a meter now, and the city's pretty much shut down.
I went for a hike yesterday when we only had about 50 cm and it was a little difficult to walk but not too bad.
I went out again today and it was crazy. I had to clear a path with my arms first and then step forward, then repeat. I went up towards the mountain and it probably took me an hour to go about 200m. But I had fun and got a ton of exercise.

Here you can see some of the bamboo trying to break free of the crushing snow load.


A bunch of finches (?) waiting out the storm.