| As the trip planned for Mid
January to the cabin in Clearfield County grew closer, weather reports for the entire
state of Pennsylvania did not seem to favor our arrival.  The prior
week's weather was a mix of rain and sleet on top of the already fallen 8 inches of
snow. This mix created as it was described by a local contractor, who incidentally
plowed the main driveway to the cabin with his backhoe, as a layer of ice so thick you can
drive a car on it. That was our first indication that things might be a little rough
up there. Our second clue was the Weather Channel's forcast for a wintery mix of
sleet, freezing rain, snow in higher elevations and then a warming trend followed by an
artic cold snap (run that through your weather model). What that all added up to
depended on where you were coming from. For Ron in North West PA that meant mostly
snow. For the rest of us coming from south east PA it was a mix of icy side roads
and a passing lane covered in slush on the turnpike and I-80. Due to these  factors
(as well as some pleasant surprises; congrads Mike) about half of the people who
wanted to go had to back out. All that aside, it was a fun weekend. Some of us
got stuck, some of us stayed in the cabin and caught the Saturday Football games on a
battery operated tv with a 5" screen.
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