January 18 - A Wind Storm

A major wind storm hit the sierra with gusts up to 135 mph at the summit. At Emigrant Gap, our building shook from the winds, we woke to a loose roof panel on the screened in porch (Awahnee Room), trash cans and other items not weighted down went down the hill, every tarp off every covered thing in the yard. We faired OK - but our neighbor lost a good section of shingles off his roof and a huge dead cedar fell into the road heading back to the off the grid cabins. So, before we left the cabin for home, we cleared up the mess outside, screwed down the roof panel, picked up our neighbors shingles and put them in their entry way and moved the big dead tree off the road. When we return to the lodge, there could be snow again - so we may not be able to clear up any more of the mess until the snow is gone. Not much snow left at the lodge and we are again in a drought. Hoping for snow tomorrow. In Orinda, we lost roof shingles, branches off our trees filled tons of trash cans, a roof panel came off the tree house and we lost the side tarps on our portable garage. We will be cleaning up from this storm for a while. photos will be added later. The pandemic continues and we have not been able to have visitors at the lodge (just family, and than is feww and far between). And we have a new president and vice president. Hoping for better days.