2/27 A Little Cleanup & Some Damage Photos

The campground owners and a lot of volunteer neighbors started cleaning up during the storm, but that was mostly trying to move RVs and cars that were parked under trees in safer places.  This is mostly a long-term RV park, but they have about 8 pull-through spots they use for daily campers.  Several of the undamaged RVs that were under trees were able to move into these spots, but that took a lot of shoveling to just get them out.  

Luckily, the campground owners have a small tractor with a plow on the front, so even while it was still snowing, they were plowing the roadway.  The campground is shaped in a big oval, so there is a lot of roadway to keep clear.  They also helped get some of the rigs free so they could be moved. 

 These two photos were taken later on the day it snowed. 

The power came back on late yesterday afternoon, so I filled my water tank since the pump was now working.  I'd have taken more photos but I do not have snow boots and my shoes keep getting wet.  Brrrr.   

Yesterday, I was able to find someone to push the snow off my roof, so at least I don't have to worry about all that extra weight. 

The next few photos were taken today, but the big news is that we had another 4" of snow last night!!  Luckily, after some plowing, the temps are high enough to melt the roadways, so people have been pulling rigs out. 

These were the some park employees and volunteer neighbors who were trying to get the trailer out that had several branches on it and in front of it.  They had a chain saw and so far have been able to cut a lot of it up and put it in piles, but this is just a small amount of what really needs to be done here. 

 

The damaged trailer is parked far to the right, almost out of view.  It has a broken sunroof and vent cover.  Owner is staying in a hotel. 

The red circles indicate branches that have fallen, and the yellow one shows a branch that is barely hanging on and like to fall if it gets windy. 

I went for a walk to take some more photos, and here is what I got.  First, they shoveled my site out so I can go out on Friday to get some propane and groceries.  Things are melting a little because it was 38 today.  Going to get below freezing again tonight, but high will be 44 tomorrow. 

This is the trailer that was buried in limbs that they worked for several hours to get free.  The owner has moved out, and I imagine it will get towed out for repairs soon. 

This is a better photo fo the branch that is hanging by bark next to his trailer.  These are all oak trees, by the way, so they are very old and have large branches that have never been tested with more than a couple of inches of snow. 

And a similar branch next door.  Both of these branches are at least 10" in diameter, so could cause some real damage if they fall. 

On the left is the short-term stay area where some people have moved their rigs that were underneath trees.  

The next few photos show damaged rigs that need repair.  

The RV that was here has already been moved out, but look at the size of these tree limbs!  

This trailer got hit bad.  They have moved out, obviously. 

 Ouch!  It must have been rough to be inside this place when that limb fell!

Another view.

Another ouch!   This owner was outside and watched this happen.  Look at the other branches on this tree that had already fallen.

This is fairly minor damage, but still damage.