The first big atmospheric river of the year hit Forked Meadow over October 24-25. We got about six inches of precipitation throughout the storm which helped to start recharging our greatly depleted water table after the severe drought this past water year. So here are a ton of photos of the entire atmospheric river from start to finish over the course of several days!
I walked around the meadows before the storm rolled in checking out the fall colors.
The garage is finished and we tucked away the equipment inside before the rain picked up. But then it really started dumping.
Toward the end of the storm it started to snow. We ended up with several inches of heavy, wet snow on top of the rain. The meadows and forest got a proper soaking and the creek started flowing again after more than two months with no water.
The meadows are gorgeous with a fresh coat of snow!
Another beautiful day after the atmospheric river has passed.
A curious bear got into the wellhouse looking for somewhere to hibernate during the atmospheric river He took a couple claw swipes at the insulation cover over the pressure tank before he left looking for somewhere better.
We did some pile burning now that burn season is on and everything is thoroughly soaked.