Finally, Snow on the Valley Floor!!

Snow is not rare to Oregon, but it is rare to Eugene. Eugene is located in the Willamette Valley, nestled in between the Coast & Cascade mountain ranges. Low cloud cover in the winter usually acts as a sort of blanket over the valley and temperatures are usually pretty mild here in the winter. The snow here tends to dump in the mountains, usually leaving little if any on the valley floor. In our two years here, we have only seen a few snowflakes. Nothing to get too excited about. The past two weeks, though, have been clear and cold. Finally, this morning we woke up to a winter wonderland! It's been snowing steady all day here. It looks like we already have 4-6" out there. Sara and I went out for a long walk around our neighborhood earlier. It's so peaceful and beautiful! We love the snow. We also made our very first snowman together. He lives in our back yard. We have not named him yet...