snow – Richard & Joy Nuckolls http://www.rjnuckolls.com Travel is a vital part of our life. We want to share it with you. Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 25182805 Grand Canyon http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/arizona/grand-canyon/ http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/arizona/grand-canyon/#respond Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:06:32 +0000 http://blog.rjnuckolls.com/?p=175 Joy at the Grand Canyon

Snow on the Ground

I’ve wanted to visit the Canyon since I was a child, and I took the opportunity to do it this trip. I think winter is a great time to visit, as the temperature was great and the crowds small. The snow on the ground did make driving exciting, with other drivers unused to the white stuff.


]]> http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/arizona/grand-canyon/feed/ 0 175 Oklahoma Snow http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/oklahoma/oklahoma-snow/ http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/oklahoma/oklahoma-snow/#respond Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:15:35 +0000 http://blog.rjnuckolls.com/?p=34 It was around Christmas that the snow fell. The wind blew cold and bitter. Icy snow and high winds make fantastic patterns across the prairie.

]]> http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/oklahoma/oklahoma-snow/feed/ 0 34 Highland County http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/virginia/highland-county/ http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/virginia/highland-county/#respond Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:57:24 +0000 http://blog.rjnuckolls.com/?p=238 Highland Snow

Highland Maple Festival

In early March we traveled over the mountains into western Virginia to take in the sights at the Highland Maple Festival. Unfortunately, we went late on the last day of the festival and missed all the booths, the food, and the antiques. On the upside, there was no traffic. Snow had recently fallen in Highland county, so the landscape was fresh and clean.


]]> http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/virginia/highland-county/feed/ 0 238 Skiing http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/colorado/skiing/ http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/colorado/skiing/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:24:28 +0000 http://blog.rjnuckolls.com/?p=127 Richard Skis

Skiing at Copper Mountain

We love to ski. Since Joy’s uncle lives in Denver, we head out once a year for a family ski trip. Our favorite place to ski is Copper Mountain. Two hours from Denver, it has all the amenities one could want in a ski resort. Trails for all levels of skiers are available, as well as a snowboard park. Joy and I have steadily progressed from the greens to blues.


Copper Bowl

Copper Bowl

At the top of Copper Mountain is a large bowl between three peaks. This is the expert terrain. We don’t go there. The same lift that takes skiers to the bowl also leads to the top green run. This is our new favorite run.


]]> http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/colorado/skiing/feed/ 0 127 Blizzard of 2003 http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/colorado/blizzard-of-2003/ http://www.rjnuckolls.com/north-america/colorado/blizzard-of-2003/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2003 17:59:40 +0000 http://blog.rjnuckolls.com/?p=124 In 2003, while on our yearly trip to Denver, we were caught in a blizzard. The snows fell heavily for three days. Many feet of snow accumulated, trapping us in the house. We went to Blockbuster to pick up a few movies to watch during the week our first evening and the snow was already coming down heavily. After the second day of heavy snow, four of us trudged through the neighborhood about a mile to the local convenience store. The shelves were bare. No eggs, milk, pop, bread, bottled water or snacks were left. Most of the candy was gone too. It was like a going out of business sale only the store was still open, waiting for the next delivery.

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