Annelise and I went for a drive on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. We headed west on the David Thompson Highway, out to the Kootenay Plains and Abraham Lake. It was mild and calm when we left the cottage, but once again was extremely windy once we got up to the lake. At the east end of the lake it wasn't quite as windy as I have seen it in recent weeks. But once we got up to the elbow of the lake, near Mt. Michener and beyond Windy Point, the winds were gale force. It was virtually impossible to consider trying to set up the big camera.
The temperature fluctuated quite dramatically. In a stretch of just a few miles it swung from -8C to +6C. The sun had a lot to do with it, but more so the wind, I think.
Mostly we just drove around for a while and admired the scenery. Anna was listening to some music and I was enjoying the sights. There was a tiny bit of ice at the east end of Abraham Lake. Up at the west end, at Preachers Point, where the North Saskatchewan River enters the reservoir, there was a little ice forming as well. But the main part of the lake was wide open and there were big white caps on the water due to the wind. In places the wind was shooting over the mountain ridges, sifting snow into the valley below. It was pretty cool...
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