When I read this article, about how much the Lewis and Clark expedition hated winter on the northern Oregon coast, I felt better about myself.
All they went through in their expedition and they were nearly broken by an overwinter on the Oregon coast and the constant rain--the soul eating misery of the long gray.
They remained there, in the small fort they built, 106 days. There's a recreation of the fort at a State Park in Astoria. I've toured it a couple of times, when waiting on cats at the affordable clinic. It rained all but 12 of those days. They only saw the sun on six of the 106 days.
Oh wow. If they'd only come a few hundred miles south...
ReplyDeleteI know, they never would have gone back home.
DeleteSo what coping strategies do you do to deal with the long gray days? I know I would have a hard time with them.
ReplyDeleteI do most of my trapping in the winter. Cats get bored too. I especially like it when its pouring and there's a barn they shelter in. Bored and unwanting to go out into the rain, easy trapping. Other than that, I complain a lot. It's a hobby.
DeleteThat's why I'm pretty sure the Oregon coast wouldn't be a good fit for me.
ReplyDeleteOnly if you are a depressive embittered perhaps drug addicted recluse, lol. Just kidding.
Delete"The soul eating misery of the long gray"... what a great description, and not something I would want to experience for an extended period of time!
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