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Ah, the whimsical nature of AI combining snow falling in the mountains with the price of gold. The dog looks quite a bit like mine.

Frozen Pipes and Falling Silver: A Week of Winter Reality

When the temperature hits 2°F, even off-grid systems fail. That's why we were glad to have backups for our backups.
This is how Gemini, my AI, imagines I must look based on the post.

The Storm was Only Half the Battle

After the storm passes, power surges, windchill dangers, and cold weather CCW show that there is more to survival than the event itself.
This is our road. The gravel seems to have trapped the sleet, which has turned into slush. I'd rather drive on five inches of snow than this icy mess. It may not look bad, but it's a sea of ice with an occasional gravel island sticking up. Its difficult to even walk on.

Winter Storm Fails to Meet Expectations

Pete live blogs the 2026 winter storm, giving multiple updates per day, Hold down the Alt key and hit the refresh button to clear the cache and load the latest update.
Snow and ice storms lead to power outages for a variety of reasons, but downed trees is one of the most prevalent.

Here’s how We’re Riding Out the Storm of the Year

When the grid fails and the roads freeze, self-reliance isn't a hobby—it's a necessity. Here is our plan for the winter coming blast.
A new stack of firewood poles that need to be cut and split into next year's firewood. The Polaris contains a load of firewood that will last us two days during these very cold days but three or more when is is above freezing during the day.

Hardening the Body for Winter Weather

From "hardening" our body to managing LiFePO4 battery limits, how we adapt our homestead for the polar vortexes.
This is the kind of weather we have been experiencing, and we don't generate much solar power when its snowing or cloudy.

Temperature Swings and Power Failures

The homestead faces a winter reality check as December leaves just like it came in: with a blast of snow and bitter cold.
The Polaris Ranger does pretty well on snow roads like this one.

Early Cold and Snow, No Eggs, and Vacuum Sealers

A polar vortex, snow, ice, and short winter days mean slippery roads and fewer eggs on the homestead as temperatures reach the single digits.
This was an average hive with a decent amount of bees in it this late in the season. You can tell it is warm because they are not clustered,

Early Winter Honeybee Care for Winter Survival

A spate of warm weather gives us a chance to feed the bees before cold and possibly snow hits us around Thanksgiving.
Logs from one of several trees damaged in Hurricane Helene that I cut in the past week.

Winter Storm, Firewood, and Sunshine

After a week of sunshine and mild weather, snowstorms threaten. We prep for six inches of snow and wind gusts up to 45 MPH.
A trail in the autumn

The Leaves Drop, Followed by the Population

In the course of one week, the leaves are gone and the tourist disappear. We also get an unexpected visit by a sheriff deputy.
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