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2018 Amtrak Snow, In Southern Oregon, As A Weather Event

Dark And Cold
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The snowy forests outside the moving train appeared dark and foreboding in places.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:09:10 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3243
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Frozen Pose
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A lack of wind cause the snow covered trees to pose without movement.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:09:34 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3251
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Gray Over Gray
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Gray clouds hung low over snow wrapped trees in a dark forest.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:09:42 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3257
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Snowy Hill
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Space next to the train tracks widened allowing this view of a low snow-covered hill.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:14:22 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3259
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Textured Trees
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Where the trees grew tightly enough together, they formed a wall of snow and green textures.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:14:28 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3261
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A Video
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A short video showing the snow covered forest rushing past the moving train.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:14:29 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3238
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Blue Sky
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Eventually the clouds cleared and the sky became blue again.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:14:54 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3264
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A Tangle
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A tangle of tiny to thick limbs grew close to the train tracks.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:15:57 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3267
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Evergreen
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Tall, tapered, evergreen trees grew skyward on a nearly cloudless day.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:17:56 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3275
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Gap In Trees
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Eventually the forest opened up alongside the train, allowing a view down into the snow wrapped forest.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:37:41 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3290
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Deadfall
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A broken tree created deadfall next to the tracks. Snow obscured the dead fall.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:39:17 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3294
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Leafless Trees
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A grove of leafless trees created a tangle of limbs in front of snow.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:47:30 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3307
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Ice
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Lower in the mountains the snow melted during the day and flowed as water. At night that water froze into the ice seen here.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:51:10 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3315
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Out Of Snow
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The train traveled lower through the mountains, below the snow at last, but still with a view of snow-bound trees in the distance.


2018 Amtrack external link Snow external link   •  in Southern Oregon   •  As A Weather Event external link   •  (Date Photographed: 12:33:16 Monday 26 February 2018)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 31 March 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_3326
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