Automobile being covered by snow - Photo #4.

Shoveling off the roof from a second floor bedroom window.

Shoveling off the roof from a second floor bedroom window.

Shoveling off the roof from a second floor bedroom window.

Shrubs covered by snow drifts.

Shrubs covered by snow drifts.

Shrubs covered by snow drifts.

Shrubs covered by snow drifts.

Snow!

Good thing we didn't need the air conditioner!

Playhouse turned to igloo.

Snow!

It's a long way down through the snow.

Snow!

Some serious shoveling required to get the car out of the garage.

I wonder which way the wind was blowing?

This is isn't fun anymore.

Non-functional front door until some more serious shoveling is done.

Automobile being covered by snow - Photo #5.

A king-sized icicle hanging from a motel roof.

A king-sized icicle hanging from a motel roof.

A cork-screw willow tree on a snowy evening.

A cork-screw willow tree on a snowy evening.

Snow and trees on a snowy evening.

Snow and trees on a snowy evening.

A blizzard in the Evergreen area with near white-out conditions.

Snow storm on the prairies showing a steam locomotive in a blizzard.

Elk along frozen creek bottom searching for food. Winter snow, although beautiful, can be hard on wildlife.

Snow is beautiful but hard on the animals. Mule deer searching for food on a frozen creek bottom.

Middle Fork of the John Day River at Gorge Creek. Frozen over along a narrow tributary stream.

North Fork of the Little Butte Creek in a snow-draped winter wonderland.

North Fork of the Little Butte Creek. This small river is dammed by Fish Lake Dam.

North Fork of the Little Butte Creek in a snow-draped winter wonderland.

North Fork of the Little Butte Creek in a snow-draped winter wonderland.

The Umatilla River near Thorn Hollow showing a wide flood plain which is indicative of an unstable, shifting channel.

A winter day along the John Day River near its junction with its North Fork. The ice was 2 feet thick.

A winter day along the South Fork of the John Day River near its junction with Tunnel Creek.

Mule deer along a frozen creek bed searching for riparian vegetation. Winter is hard on wildlife.

North Fork of the John Day River frozen over below Dale.

North Fork of the John Day River frozen over below Dale.

Middle Fork of the John Day River frozen over above Caribou Creek.

Middle Fork of the John Day River frozen over near Austin.

Chester Morse Reservoir, part of Seattle's water supply, formed by damming the Cedar River.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.

Aurora Australis, the Southern Lights. As with Aurora Borealis, these are seen during strong geomagnetic events.