Articles by mgedwards

Greetings from Washington

We have arrived in Washington–the other one.  I haven’t had much time to blog lately because of our transition to the Washington, D.C.  We are doing fine.  I will write more as soon as I can, but suffice it to say, things are moving very fast right now.  We settled into our apartment in Virginia last Saturday, and our air freight shipment from Korea is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.  Navigating the area without an automobile has been a challenge but is manageable so far.  More to follow, but I wanted to let you know that we arrived and are now back in the United States. 

A roller-coaster week

It has been a tumultuous week for me and my family.  We buried my father’s ashes on Saturday at a graveside cemetary.  We survived two snowstorms and successfully navigated volatile roads in Montana.  We took an unplanned detour to my sister’s home in Montana and spent a couple days with them.  The stock market crashed yesterday.  A big snowstorm blew through the area today, dumping a bunch of snow on us.  It’s definitely been a tumultuous week for us, but fortunately, we arrived back in Idaho safely.  We return to the Washington, D.C. area on Saturday. 

Should we stay or should we go?

Dear Reader, what would you do?  Right now, a snowstorm is passing through where we’re staying and heading east.  It will dump four to six inches of snow in the lowlands, probably much more on the mountain passes.  Between now and 2 p.m. on Saturday we need to travel east to Great Falls, Montana, where a memorial service will be held for my father.  We must cross three mountain passes en route to Great Falls.  Right now all passes are open, but the storm just began.  Click here for a webcam shot of Lookout Pass’ current road conditions.  It looks navigatible as I write, but I anticipate that road conditions will worsen over the next 24 hours.  It’s possible but not likely that one or more of the passes will be closed or very treacherous (the descent on Lookout Pass can be unnerving when driving in snow).  We planned to leave tomorrow morning, but that will be immediately following the storm.  The weather is supposed to improve by Saturday. 
 
What would you do?  Would you spend 13 hours on a Greyhound bus?  Would you buy a plane ticket?  Ticket prices start at $741 per ticket.  We’re planning to rent a compact car?  What will I do?  Oh, probably upgrade to a heavier vehicle and press on if the passes aren’t closed.  No matter what, it won’t be a fun experience driving during wintertime in Idaho and Montana.