2018 03 20 Day before Spring. 03 21 Spring is here.

French Creek State Park, near Hopewell Furnace, Elverson, PA - Sunday, March 18, 2018

After our hike, we returned to a pretty deserted camping area. The basic two-man tent across the street (to the right of the signage) and the Airstream next door.  

A tight squeeze since the coach takes up most of the site pad so the truck has to be angled in between the slide out, the boulders and the trees. 

Dogs are happy that we can let them out off leash for a bit. 

4th Nor'easter Arrives - Tuesday, March 20, 2018

And so it begins...starting with some freezing rain then changing over to large, heavy snowflakes. Continued all night with an accumulation of about 8 inches.

Tori may look dejected but she really loves snow. 

Looks like we are snowed in until Spring.  WAIT! It is Spring.  

The lines at the grocery store were several carts deep and stacked over the top. We can hunker down for a couple days and wait for things to improve. 

Stop action of Dakota enjoying the freedom of a good run. We had taken them in to Petsmart for feet trimming yesterday and so glad we did. This stuff gets packed in her fur. 

Tori loves a good run through the snow too. Her coat is better designed for easily removing the snow. 

Thank you, Ranger, for plowing our street. We didn't get service this great at our house. He has been past about 4 times today and always plows away from our site. Our Christmas gift from Kristen smiling through all this wild weather. The awnings are not being deployed any time soon. Watch that first step, it could be a little tricky. 

By 3:30pm we had a foot of snow. For anyone who was worried about the weather worthiness of our coach, I think the days of rain in Kentucky and Ohio plus the 13 degree weather in South Carolina and now the snow in Pennsylvania has proven it can handle extremes. No, that does not mean we are going to venture up the east coast or to Minnesota or Wisconsin. Sitting inside is one thing. Driving in this is a totally different story. 

The guy across the street from us left his folding table and two-man tent under a walled tarp. The tarp has blown over on the right so all his stuff is buried. And we are expecting the snow to continue until 8pm. That means snow coming down for over 29 hours. 

There is a lot of snow up on the roof that must be removed before we can leave. Pennsylvania laws require removal of snow from trailers. If you don't and it slides off in transit causing an accident there will be fines and possibly jail time for the driver.

Working on shoveling the snow off the roof. The slides are especially tricky since leaning over while standing is not an option. Sitting on the roof is safer. I am too short to navigate the ladder so I take the shovel to the mounds around the coach. Have to make sure our path is clear so we can get out. 

The roof is all cleaned off and we are leaving in the morning. Good job, Bob.
Next Stop Prince William Forest Park, run by the National Park Service, about 30 miles south of Washington DC, near Manassas Battlefield. Sounds like a day trip in our future.