Goodbye Sandhill Cranes

Wednesday December 23rd. 6.6 degrees at 7 a.m. with snow falling on the surrounding mountains and in town by 8 a.m. We never warmed up enough for significant accumulation. The day remained single digits except for reading 10.5 degrees above zero, perhaps momentarily. We definitely experienced wind transport. Thursday -13.8 degrees bottom out overnight. Coldest so far with 9.1 degrees above 0 at…