All the signs point to the start of spring. However, the weather or rather the constant changes in the weather continue to upset our plans.
During the last few weeks we woke to snow three times and daily temps in or near 60º twice. That’s in one ten day stretch.
Winter keeps a grudging hold on us as Spring taunts us from the sidelines. We’ve managed to get on the river a couple of times during those warmer days. But each morning it’s a new forecast and shifts the day’s travel plans.
All winter the snows have been frequent but rarely more than a couple of inches and have always melted away in a week’s time, or less.
Past winters have seen a foot or more of snow sticking for weeks, but not this year. That may be why it’s so frustrating to plan a road trip. Destination set and then you wake to iced roads or the threat of a snow dump. For some reason the weather people are having a hard time forecasting more than a day or two in advance.
Saturday (3/20/21) was officially the start of Spring and for now that’s reflected in the forecasts. We continue to add locations to our itinerary and pack for a variety of weather … that’s just Central Oregon … but it has been a slow month as occasional sunny days hint at the potential for a real winter thaw.