Living in New Mexico, there are certain things I miss out on. They include but are not necessarily limited to:
– Frost on trees
– Fireflies
– Large bodies of water
– Good school systems
– Large cities
But we do have a lot of excellent stuff here. Mountains, big sky, friendly people, great food, and the list can go on.
We had some strange-for-NM freezing fog the other morning. I whipped out my trusty Fuji X100T and snapped some pix. Maybe not the most interesting thing to many of you, but it was quite magical for this high-desert boy.
Like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The frost was thick and everywhere. Like the world got a quick flocking from a huge spray can.
Yes, spray can flocking. That’s the analogy I went for.
Magical. Just magical. I had to capture it and blog about it. I probably won’t see something like this in New Mexico for another 40-something years.
So… is it summer yet?
So, how well equipped for driving in the cold are your average NM drivers? Is it terrifying, like what happens when it snows in most sunbelt places? Or just merely a bit scary?
As for me, we had at least a foot of snow fall at the first part of last week. Driving to work was interesting in the Miata (now my only daily driver), as I was plowing more with my grille than the people with plows on their trucks and ATVs.
As for nice things about NM, from what I recall of your road trip posts, you have some fantastic, curvy mountain roads not far. Never take that for granted sir. With a Miata, you don’t need much else. =)
We actually tend to do okay. There’s a lot more drama in the summertime when it rains than when it snows in the winter. Living in the high desert, we get snow every year. Folks do okay in it.
I’ve got real snow tires (installed in the pix) for 1 Miata. I love driving around in the ice.
Adam, you and I might be in similar climates. It’s a desert here, and about 6500′ elevation, right up there in the Rockies. Glad to hear you guys manage, some folks around here, you can tell they just simply don’t know how to drive.
Snow tires are probably the best thing I’ve ever bought for a car. Like you say, it makes winter driving fun instead of a harrowing test of skill.
I have lived in a variety of climates and have learned to drive in each. Here in West TX I must say, snow days are absolutely terrifying! Between Granny going 2 miles an hour, and Billy Joe Jim Bob doing 90 in his enormous truck, it can be rather harrowing for the guy in the tiny sport car! Lucky for me, I’m a teacher, and school shuts down at a hint of snow or ice….