{"id":21510,"date":"2022-12-21T17:16:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=21510"},"modified":"2022-12-21T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T00:16:10","slug":"winter-solstice-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2022\/12\/winter-solstice-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Solstice 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A couple hours ago &#8230; official Solstice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortest day of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Holy Cow!!! This year we are so far having a real as in an old time Winter &#8230; or late Autumn Montana thing&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last several years we could not count on a White Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year it is a given!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a very warm and dry October we had the crazy early November snow which did a lot of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, then &#8230; a segue into an old time Montana late Autumn\/early Winter weather pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646-30x40.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3646.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647-30x40.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3647.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New snowshoes!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Red and very cool easy on\/off bindings and flexible poly &#8216;shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of this writing, I have snowshoed more so far this year than the last 3 years combined!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The snow is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-890x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-130x150.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-768x883.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648-35x40.jpg 35w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Winter3648.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, 12\/21\/2022, Winter Solstice &#8230; we are on the cusp of an extremely cold &#8230; maybe record breaking cold weather event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday through this morning we got a foot of new powder snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Snow part of the event is likely done, but the cold-super cold has a day or so to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet-137x150.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MerryChristmasTinyPlanet-37x40.jpg 37w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Much fun experimenting with new 360 cameras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for more :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple hours ago &#8230; official Solstice. Shortest day of 2022. And Holy Cow!!! This year we are so far having a real as in an old time Winter &#8230; or late Autumn Montana thing&#8230; The last several years we could not count on a White Christmas. This year it is a given! 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