tony, when I lived in Spokane, WA we had 100 vertical inches of snow on the ground the first winter we lived there. A short distance away, in Stampede Pass, WA they annually closed the road in mid September and it did not reopen until mid June the following year. Snow depths there regularly reached depths recorded in vertical feet - not inches.



Carol and I used to travel to the nearby town of Republic, WA to attend their annual rodeo. We had a close friend that was a participant and owned a half dozen quarter horse race horses. Though it was only small town rodeo, the stakes were pretty high during the races. It was called the Ferry County Fair. Every small town in Eastern Washington had a rodeo taking place nearly every at one or more of them. It was fun for the entire family, my children absolutely loved it and it was a wonderful time when families gathered in a single location for the sole purpose of enjoying life. For me, life was lot easier back then. And, it was a wonderful environment to raise a family. The only downside was winter.



All the best,

Gary