An Almost Blizzard At Frontier Town

Another wintry Sunday morning, another trip north to the farm with my dogs and as many boxes as I could fit in the back of my little car. We made it as far as Exit 29 and exited, hoping to find Frontier Town still accessible as a rest stop. It would likely be our only option as most every other place would be blocked with piles of snow. I pulled off the road into the parking lot and drove to the front of the old, abandoned hotel. The snow was only about 5" deep, but there was ice beneath it and my tires would only spin. But we were there, and we all needed a rest stop. So I let the dogs out, deciding I'd worry about getting my car moved after we'd had our rest stop:

We walked around the side of the old hotel and to the rear of the building. I was hoping to walk farther, exploring the low building which I could see from the lane which, in better weather, often took us to the old village and the shore of the Schroon River:

Wally and Winky, unsurprisingly, were lagging behind and needed constant encouragement:

We made it to the rear of the hotel, but the walking became too difficult for the two old dogs and a heavy snow squall began. I decided that we'd better get back to the car as quickly as possible:

The snow and wind were fierce, which is why Fergus was shaking his head. I was calliong the dogs back toward the car:

The youngsters found it all to be great fun, and ran playfully from spot to spot:

Madeline, less active than the younger dogs, just enjoyed sniffing things:

She did, however, get playfully silly for a brief while:

It was snowing heavily and the winds were gusting strongly, even though you can't see it in the photos. I was becoming anxious to regain the relative safety of the car. That gas station across the road, by the way, is also closed and abandoned:

Clover, ever the athlete and adventuress, continued running full speed - just for the joy of it:

We reached the car and I told the dogs to get inside:

Once I'd gotten all the dogs back into the car, I had to concentrate on rocking it until it began moving again on that snow covered ice. But all went well and we were soon back on our way toward the farm: