As I write this, Dec. 21 just past into history and we are officially in the three months designated as “winter.” Mostly it has felt like winter for nearly three weeks.
Our valley in western WY already looks via WYDOT webcam like somewhere on Alaska’s North Slope. The area we recently visited in NorCal was wintry in its own way, no snow but definitely coat weather. And driving down CA’s great Central Valley the fog was continuous and daytime temps were maxing at about 39℉ of damp cold.
Now we’re in a coastal valley area just northwest of Santa Barbara where we’ll spend the next month. Nights will get chilly, maybe even drop below freezing once or twice, but most afternoons will be pleasant.
We went out to do laundry and buy groceries this p.m. and I was in short sleeves until the sun sank below the mountains. Then the ocean breeze meant I wanted a light jacket.
This was the country Ron Reagan loved. The area is scenic and fun, a flock of wild turkeys were nearby as we checked in yesterday, and we saw a herd of nearly 20 deer maybe three miles from where our RV is parked. One year we saw a small bear not far from here. Seeing a bear was super unusual, coyotes are more common.
