In a small canyon in the Southern Cascades
We got snow! As usual after a good snow storm there are several trees or branches that fall across the road, so getting in and out to town is best done with extra time, a chainsaw, shovel, rubber boots and gloves, and extra time. Last year and the year before it was REALLY big trees that fell across the road and they took all day to get a small passage through. This year ( so far ) the tree and branch falls have been smaller but more numerous.
This morning Juan and I went to inspect the broken water pipe that runs from the storage tanks to the homestsead. Yesterday Juan had done his routine inspection – every 5 to 10 days depending on the time of year – of the filter and storge tanks. He found the tanks completely empty but plenty of water coming from the spring. Checking the pipe below the tanks he found a broken pipe at a place in the line where I had placed a shut off valve some years ago.
It is both raining and snowing right now. The break is such that we have enough water at the homestead for domestic use so I plan to wait for dryer warmer weather to repair the broken pipe. After repairing the pipe I will add a valve cover box to protect the valve, and cover the rest of the pipe. I’m not sure why or how the pipe broke. Could have been a bear stepping on it, or a person stepping on it. We do get people messing with the water sytem, but it is rare.