Winter Carnival Friday

Hiya,

Don't forget that the Winter Carnival, a fundraiser for the Baker/Garrison schools, is this Friday at Baker Hall at 5:30/6:30 (NV/UT). Come join the fun--Bingo, games, raffle, food, and more!

Where in Snake Valley is This Arch?

Think you know Snake Valley well? Here's a relatively large arch (probably about 40 feet across) that is in the valley. Do you know where it's located?

Sheepherder's Party 2013

 The 2013 Sheepherder's Party was a fun party with lots of entertaining people in attendance. I was feeling a little under the weather, so I didn't get to attend as may events as I wanted, but I did go both evenings.


Denys and Gary

 The open mike program is a favorite, and this year proved to match up to my expectations, with fun stories, well-crafted poems, and plenty of jokes.

I didn't keep notes of all the speakers, but I did get photos of them. Reporter Dean Draper from the Millard County Chronicle was there taking notes. He told me that this event was the big news for the county that day.

Below are the photos of the speakers/entertainers.

 Sourdough Slim provided some great entertainment. He also had additional performances Friday afternoon for the school kids and Saturday afternoon.

This was the tenth year of the Sheepherder's Party. It sure livens up a cold January!

Lehman Cave in Las Vegas Review-Journal

An article about Lehman Cave made the front page of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Sunday. Nice job, Henry Brean!

Sourdough Slim Returns to Snake Valley

Ready for some fun? Sourdough Slim is back to entertain Snake Valley for the annual Sheepherders Party. He was here in 2009 and 2010 and we're so glad he's back! He sings, tells jokes, plays various instruments, and is just so much fun to watch. He'll be at Baker Hall Friday, January 18 at 10:30/11:30 am (NV/UT) and at the Border Inn Saturday, January 19 at 2:30/3:30 pm (NV/UT).

Come join the fun, and be sure to check out some of the other events. For more info, call the Border Inn at 775-234-7300.

Spot Weather Conditions and Forecast in Snake Valley

Want to know what the weather is in the valley? Sure! Weather is something we all check regularly. However, with over 8,000 feet elevation difference from the valley bottom to the mountain tops, we don't just have one weather, we have many different weather conditions in different microhabitats.

Fortunately, in the southern part of Snake Valley, we have a huge array of climate sensor that go up and over the mountain. Many of these are thanks to the NevCan Project, which the Desert Research Institute coordinates. In addition, other climate stations include those by NDOT, NRCS Snotel, NOAA, and the Western Research Climate Center. You can find most of these, all on one web page:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=baker%2C+nv

If you go to the middle of the page, you can click on the grey "Station Select" button. This gives you an image of the local stations (like the one above, although I zoomed in a bit to get the image you see). From the list on the left, you can see the current temperature at each station. This morning, it's -14 degrees up at the Wheeler Peak campground (station 6) and 3 degrees F near the Border Inn (station 10).  If you click on the station, you can get the forecast for that site. And it sure can vary a lot--the Border Inn is not expected to get above freezing and will be under an inversion midweek. Meanwhile, the Wheeler Peak campground will get above freezing and have clear skies.

It's fun to play around with this site. It's not perfect: if you do a search for EskDale, UT, you end up seeing a map for EskDale, WV. Nevertheless, it's the best weather compilation I've seen so far, and I've bookmarked it on my computer.

North Snake Valley in Winter

 Not sure where you are on one of the many roads in North Snake Valley? Not to worry, this sturdily-constructed sign will tell you the distance and direction to many points.
 
The sign, and the rather short distances (all less than 50 miles) make it seem like it's a fairly-well populated place.

This is what most of it looks like, though!

It sure is beautiful.