It finally happened. Justin and I both grew up within a stone's throw of the Atlantic coast, so we never got to see much snow when we were kids. When we moved farther north - Justin to Clayton, GA and I to Spartanburg, SC - I think we were both expecting to see snow more often during the winter. But for the last few years, we really haven't had much winter weather other than a light dusting of snow or an icy road...until today!
Well, sort of. In Clayton, it snowed about 3 inches Friday night, but then proceeded to rain on the snow before I got there on Saturday :'( So Justin's yard was pretty, with all the trees draped in icicles, but the conditions were not exactly ideal for sledding and snowman-building...
...so we decided to head north in search of a winter wonderland!
The roads were a little dicey, with mounds of snow up to six feet high in the medians, but the salt trucks kept the roads pretty clear. The dozens of abandoned cars on the side of the road reminded us to remain cautious, though.
We drove just north of Dillsboro, NC (about an hour north of Clayton) before we finally found a suitable place to stop and play in the snow. Our winter wonderland turned out to be the lawn behind a Holiday Inn Express. The snow there was more than six inches deep, but it had obviously been even higher before the rain fell early this morning.
The hard, icy snow was perfect for snowballs and snow angels, but unfortunately it made it difficult to roll balls big enough for a snowman. Oh well, we didn't bring a carrot anyway! We did, however, bring our trash can lids in search of a good sledding hill. We tried a steep hill behind the Holiday Inn, but the grass was a bit too high, so we kept driving north in search of the perfect hill.
We ended up behind a Baptist Church just a few miles away, with a vertigo-inducing 70-foot hill behind it. It was a doozy to climb, but the view was beautiful when we finally dragged ourselves and our makeshift sleds to the top!
We still weren't able to build our snowman, but we had plenty of excitement anyway! I can only imagine how envious the passersby were when they saw the sight captured in this video :)
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