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Did you hear about the terrible blizzard that struck Hawaii back in 2021?
No, I didn’t horribly misspell North Dakota, Minnesota or Alaska. I really did mean Hawaii.
As I mentioned in this post, the big island of Hawaii receives snow on its two highest volcanic peaks every winter, and the winter of 2021-2022 turned out to be quite a doozy.
Living (and loving) Life
“What good is the warm of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
–John Steinbeck
The Lofoten Islands of Norway boast some of the most beautiful scenery on planet Earth, and that incredible beauty kicks up yet another notch during the wintertime.
If you ever get the opportunity to pay the Lofotens a visit I urge you take it. That little corner of the world really is quite spectacular.
But if travel to Norway simply isn’t in the cards for you, the extended-length video below will take you there via the magic of video. [Read more…]
The massive amount of snow that fell on western New York state a few weeks ago got me to wondering just how tall the tallest snowfalls in history must have been.
Of course there’s no way to know how much snow fell in many parts of the world in centuries past, but the video featured below lists the 10 tallest snowfalls that were ever recorded as of four years ago. [Read more…]
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Most folks love heading south to spend a little time in the sun during the winter, but there are actually many among us who prefer to head north instead.
New England is famous the world over for its breathtaking fall foliage, especially when the leaves are at full peak color.
But truth be told, there’s plenty of beauty up north even after the last of those gorgeous leaves have fallen to the ground.
Living (and loving) Life
If you enjoy watching it snow and getting out in it after it stops falling, you’re going to love this video.
One winter day it began snowing in the tiny community of Soda Springs, California. It snowed and snowed, then snowed some more.
To the folks who live there, it seemed like the snow would never stop falling. [Read more…]