Storm Chasing

It's now a family activity!

The Tross Family used to be right in the heart of the storms. Well that was then and this is now. And now we storm chase!

Just look at that monster coming in this week!

Today is Sunday and the Tahoe area is forecast to get 10-14 inches today, 20-30 Monday, a mere 10-18 Tuesday, 32-40 on Wednesday, another 10-16 Thursday and 1-2 on Friday. And in true California fashion - the sun is scheduled for a cameo appearance.

Lance should arrive late tonight and we'll all leave early tomorrow a.m. in the hopes of catching a rain window at Mt. Shasta and heading south through Lassen National Forest. If we miss the window, we could be waiting in McCloud, Calif., for a while. I've got a good feeling about this one though.

Timing couldn't be better to take a mulligan on my busted Expedition Kirkwood story attempt from December. This time I've got more snow, time and resources - minus my photographer. I'll have to find one but it shouldn't be too tough. I have an entire week of killer storm days and sun breaks over the weekend.

Those lucky weekend warriors - haha. Seriously. The Californian weekend warrior is among the most fortunate. But the early bird gets the worm so we're taking off super early tomorrow morning for California. Hoping to shack up at the Coast Guard station on Lake Tahoe. If not, it's commuting from Reno.

Now it's off to base to work on the fabled Subaru. New oil, knock sensor, spark plugs, wipers, fog bulb, floor mats - and of course a couple new car freshener scents Lindsay likes. FUN!!