Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by Ray in Houston B.C. Canada on April 18, 2009:

Beautiful pictures, I can see similar views here. I also have a "snow-shedding" roof, and am familiar with the noise of snow falling off and hitting the ground. Unfortunately, in my case, it lands on the walk right in front of the door, and sometimes nearly traps us in the house. It is not any fun at all to be outside at 3AM shoveling snow so your child and spouse can leave to go to school and work in the morning.

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I'll bet! We put our front door under a covered porch attached to a carport to ensure access. But some of the piles around the foundation are getting up to 4-5' tall! Looking forward to the warm sunshine tomorrow. Forecast is 56F (13C). -rc

Posted by Divya, Tampere, Finland on April 18, 2009:

Now that you have a facebook fan page, why don't you post these pictures there too :)

Btw, we also had a lot of snow suddenly y'day (after a week of nice bright sunshine which had almost melted away winter's snow), and the scenery here is also pretty much like in your pictures (except we don't have sloping roofs - I stay in a apartment).

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I posted a link to this page on Facebook. Pretty pictures are nice, but photos with an explanation so you can get the full appreciation of what they're about is much more valuable, and that's pretty much impossible to do well on Facebook. -rc

Posted by Jeff Spring City UT on April 18, 2009:

Also having lived in CA for over 30 years, we gave up the city life to be "RURAL". After having lived this way for all of one day, we vowed never to return to the active, overcrowded, left-wing, tree hugging, polluted, downright rude, politically correct, over taxed, celeb gaga, ... et al, way of life again. There, I gave at least 10 of myriad reasons we left, never to return. Sanpete County is also a truly beautiful place to live and also the best kept secret of winter recreational places to live in the entire USA. Keep up the good blog and humor, I enjoy it!!

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Congrats for working toward your dream, and accomplishing it. -rc

Posted by Eric, Athens AL on April 18, 2009:

Having lived most of my life in Mass., I can appreciate a good snow storm. But I can also tell you that since moving to Alabama, I can REALLY appreciate a spring day even more. It was 73 here Friday. That's short sleeve shirt, sunroof out and windows down weather. It'll be 72 today and 70 on Sunday. Enjoy your snow!! :)

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I do enjoy it, just as I enjoy the warm sunny days, the thunderstorms, and the colorful fall. -rc

Posted by Joe - Kochi, South India on April 18, 2009:

Just wow!

Looking all that snow from hot Kochi, I really feel envious of you guys out there. The panorama is truly magnificent! Thank you for sharing it!

Posted by Chuck of Garden Grove CA on April 18, 2009:

Just a few comments and a question. Very nice pictures. Why don't you have any people coping skills? You said that you couldn't handle the crowds. I just could not handle all that cold that comes with the snow. Also, about how much would a really cool weather station like yours cost me? And Garden Grove is cooler than "San Berdoo County, but probably more crowded.

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Different strokes for different folks, Chuck. The weather station is in the $700 range; here is one source for the model I have. To put it online takes a little more hardware and software. -rc

Posted by Gerry, Canada on April 18, 2009:

Looks like a great place to live. Let's see some more photos in the other directions. I would also like to see your house. I'm in New Brunswick Canada so we get lots of snow, but our mountains are just little hills compared with yours. Our main concern here now is too much water. I enjoy your site.

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Well, I don't want to put up too much personal info, since my neighbors and I like our privacy. In addition to the mountains to the east and South, to the west it starts flattening out toward the deserts of Utah, and to the north there's the Grand Mesa, which is pretty nice to look at too. -rc

Posted by Leah Guren, Karmiel, Israel on April 18, 2009:

I think it's called Mt. Sneffels because the weather around it makes people catch colds. And here I was complaining about last week's hamsin (heat wave).

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Sneffels is named after Snæfell, a familiar name for several volcanos in Iceland. One of those, Snæfellsjökull, is featured in Jules Verne's 1874 novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and according to local lore is probably what prompted settlers around here to give it that whimsical name. -rc

Posted by David S. in Roanoke, VA on April 18, 2009:

On behalf of all of us who miss snowy Western weather and beautiful Rocky mountains, may I just say, "You suck." ;-)

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Hey: you're the one who moved away! -rc

Posted by Bill Dayton OH on April 18, 2009:

I flew over your house the other day in flight from Vegas to Denver and it was some of the most spectacular scenery I have ever seen from a plane. I first got great views of the Grand Canyon and then the Rockies. You are a lucky man to have that view every day....