Things We Didn't Expect

We're Still Learning How to Do This.

We thought last winter was crazy when it snowed three feet in 36 hours, but this winter may have been worse… in a different way.

We live in a high desert region of Washington state. When most people think of Washington (if they ever do), they picture Seattle: the gloomy, overcast, rain soaked city of grunge.

Seattle by Matt MacDonald

Washington is a vast state, however, and east of the Cascades things are very different. So are the people, by the way. On the eastside, winters are typically sunny and dry, albeit very cold - perfect conditions for running solar power.

Usually.

This winter we didn’t see the sun for three months.

Unfortunately, that’s not an exaggeration.