Mail Run in the Snow

Today's Boring Track Provided by APRS and Ham Radio

My sweet lover Jacque stated yesterday that "We should go on a Trike ride tomorrow!!" And So We Did.
This, in spite of it having been snowing lightly all morning;  what we in the Great Southwest commonly call a "Ten Foot Snow":  About ten feet between snowflakes.  It wasn't very warm but not very cold either in terms of early March weather:  It was in the low 40's when we left the house and we decided there wasn't enough snow to worry about then or  later impending.
However, it was cold enough that Jazzie was shivering when we finally saddled up and got rolling.  She seemed to warm up a bit and calm down as we rode, all snuggled up to my chest in the puppy belly-pack papoose carrier.  Tink, however, whined and  complained most of the way uphill to the Post Office, even though Jacque had snuggled her up in my toasty jacket I had removed before riding.  She didn't seem to be shivering but she was less than happy for the ride up the grade.  Coming back, she was not whiney at all, even though our speed is much faster that direction and much colder for us as a result.
We as usual rode on up to the Shell Snack Station after the Post Office stop, both for snacks and bathroom breaks for all 4 of us.
The folks there are very tolerant and allow us to bring our riding companions inside with us.

Jazzie Sweetly Begging for Popcorn

Tinkerbell Patiently(?) Awaiting Popcorn

Afterwards, We sorta thought we might ride around a bit further since the weather was still sorta murky and cloudy but not threatening.  Howsomever, by the time we got back to where the dinosaur-powered transport vehicle was parked, we were thoroughly chilled and our motivation had all leaked out somewhere along the way.
We encountered another spotty sign along the bike path that has been vandalized with unreadable graffiti....

Now that we're safely home again I need to re-stock the firewood supply out on the deck in case it really does get cold again.  We have only needed fire in the stove in the early mornings and later evenings, but the forecast and cloudiness portend possible snow and cold.
A few other minor projects need tending to as well.....
Trip Started: 12:25 AM    Trip Ended:  1:36 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.2        Ending Voltage: 13.1
Lowest Temp  40.2 F      Highest Temp:  48.2 F
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  4.32
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  2.1 MPH                                5.4 MPH                    31.0 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
2 hours  1 mins                      48 mins 6 secs           1 hour 12 mins