Duchess' Snowy Domain

Well! Us Pugs, Sadie and myself, got stuck up here in Bayfield, Colorado while NW Okie took a road trip to California Friday. She and David are on their way back and spending the night in Kingman, Arizona, as we get this late, short newsletter ready to publish.

What are the roads like around Flagstaff, AZ & Gallup, NM on I40. especially, on Tuesday. That is when they may (or not) continue East and North towards Durango and Bayfield, Colorado, through Shiprock, NM. If anyone out there around the towns mentioned (mainly west of Flagstaff and Gallup on I40) have any information as to road conditions, we would love to hear from you.

One of our Colorado readers tells us that New Mexico's Channel 13 says the next storm system coming through here by Wednesday is supposed to stay south of our route. Gallup closed schools today, Monday."

By the way, speaking of OkieLegacy ezine, especially last weeks newsletter, did you receive a triple dose in your email inbox? A few others did including myself. It had something to do with our database mailing list and our ISP. Still not sure why, though. If it happens again, please let me. Thanks!

As to the SW Colorado snow around Durango and Bayfield, I hear tell that the high elevations around Vallecito had a total snow of around 24 inches since Friday. With a possibility of more snow on the horizon after Tuesday. Hopefully, we will be back in Bayfield tomorrow, late afternoon sometime.

We read this week that there was another small earthquake near Jones, Oklahoma this week. How many does that make around this area so far?

This sounds like an ISP server problem, because the way we have this newsletter mailing list setup is through our database and when we publish it our ISP server reads our mailing list database and sends an email to each subscriber. Even those non-deliverable emails that bounced back to us three times with the message that their inboxes were full, over-quota. I am assuming it was a glitch in our ISP server.

NOW .... I'm in off to bed with my sidekick, Sadie, and our Schnauzer buddy, Ruff!
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Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi (pronounced /təˈhætʃəpi/; formerly, Greenwich, Tehachapai, Tehachapa, Tehachepi, Tehachipi, and Summit Station) is a city incorporated in 1909 located in the Tehachapi Mountains between Bakersfield and Mojave in Kern County, California. Tehachapi is located 35 miles (56 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 3,970 feet (1,210 m).

The area is known for its Tehachapi Loop, Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm, proximity to Edwards Air Force Base, and excellent environment for gliding.

A maximum security prison, the California Correctional Institution, also known as the Tehachapi State Prison, is in the area.

I great place to eat is at the Apple Shed on the East part of Tehachapi, California. The population was 10,957 at the 2000 census. As of 2006 the total population of the Tehachapi area is estimated at 35,000.
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Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm

Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early 1980's. The area hosts a multitude of wind farms, comprising one of California's largest Wind resource areas, generating electricity. The pass is undergoing much repowering activity.

The area has multiple generations of wind turbine technology installed, including both single and double blade turbines, as well as the more modern three blade horizontal axis design. The older generation turbines generate kilowatts, and the modern turbines installed generate up to 3 megawatts, depending on the specific turbine and manufacturer.
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Oklahoma Rain/Snow & Gas Prices

Roy in Perry says 21 Feb. 2010, " Regular unleaded gas prices have jumped up to $2.519 at Conoco/Phillips in Perry, Oklahoma.

"It began raining softly yesterday (Saturday) evening and continued until this afternoon (about 3 PM) when it began changing to light sleet mixed with small flakes of snow. My rain gauge shows about 42/100s of an inch, The sleet and snow have quit, the ground is wet and it's changed to light fog at 6:30 Sunday evening."

22 Feb. 2010, Roy says, "As usual, Conoco/Phillips (and the others) raised the prices of gasoline on Monday afternoon! I just drove by Conoco and saw the newly posted price of $2.55.9 for regular unleaded. It's been cloudy all day and the north wind feels colder than it actually is. At least the moisture quit falling. You can keep your snow there for now."
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