The Blizzard of 2011.
Living in the MidWest all of my life has taught me one thing.
Never expect normal weather.
After accepting the fact that the weather will always be strange, the only thing left to do is take advantage.
The morning of February 3, 2011 Alex and I bundled up and headed out to conquer the tundra!
Being the explorer I am and photographer Alex is we documented our entire day.
Intro.
To some up the city........
Chapter 1
Before making it 10 feet we couldn't find the bench near our door. Oh! There it is...
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| Alex lost his foot. |
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| It sure is a good thing we don't drive. |
Below are the cars around town.
Chapter 2
We then headed for the main road.
There wasn't much of a road left.
Not for cars anyway.
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| It was non other than a sidewalk. |
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| Only snow today. |
Chapter 3
During the day we met many friends.
The first being...
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| A man loving the weather with his dog. |
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| SNOW BALL FIGHT! |
Chapter 4
The trip down town.
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| Our mode of transportation. |
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| State Street. |
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| I am 5'6". The snow pile...6'??? |
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| That dot in the center....A HUGE piece of ice coming straight for alex! |
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| Hard hats required for crossing. |
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| Hard to see...a small boy lost in the snow with his dad. |
Chapter 5
Heading toward Lake Shore Drive.
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| Left a little love for the next explorer. |
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| Ben and Kelsey before we met. |
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| yumm! |
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| SMASH! |
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| Happy Travels on your snow shoes! |
Chapter 6
Buckingham Fountain.
For those of you that have never had the magical experience of visiting Buckingham Fountain...Please do in warm weather. The experience is beautiful.
Unfortunately no one is allowed inside the fountain to enjoy the water.
Unless.....There Is a BLIZZARD!
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| Destination: Buckingham Fountain. |
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| Is this really happening? |
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| YES!! |
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| Kelsey and Ben after meeting. |
Kelsey and Ben. A very adorable couple out enjoying the day. Kelsey is a student at Columbia. We noticed them debating whether or not to come into the fountain when I screamed, "IT IS WORTH IT!" They then proceeded to jump in and became our first acquaintance of the day.
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| If you look at the first non snowy picture you will be able to see where we are in the fountain. |
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| Kelsey. |
Chapter 7
Lake Shore Drive.
Most people know it as a beautiful highway to travel on. This was not the case after the blizzard. Lake shore was shut down to everyone that wasn't driving a tractor.
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| The snow is going on a road trip! |
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| Man + snow = Snowman |
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| Lake Shore Drive. |
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| Tractors only. |
Chapter 8
Lake Michigan.
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| Finally made it to the lake! |
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| THAT ^^^ Is the storm. |
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| The lake was not melted and the cracks made the lake look like it was breathing when the water moved. |
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| Don't worry. It wasn't yellow. |
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| Dog catching snow balls |
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| Not so smart people standing on the NON frozen lake. |
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| I forget to mention...I had a growth spurt. |
Chapter 9
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This was another Unexpected act during the blizzard. I LOVE leaving creations behind for others to find.
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| Everyone heading to play in the snow. |
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| This is Kevin. |
Kevin was the second official person that I met during the Blizzard. I did talk to many people but only got a few names from people that made a difference in my day. I met Kevin after leaving Grant Park. I wanted to cross the street, but there was a HUGE pile of snow (to the left of the picture) that was about 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. I was stuck in the middle when Kevin walked by and helped pull me out! Thank You again Kevin! He is a resident of Wrigleyville and was out and about taking pictures just like us!
Chapter 10
Millenium Park.
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| The ice rink with a GIANT HELLO! |
This is what it normally looks like...
The Bean
Chapter 11
Heading back home.
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| Someone else spreading the love. |
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| A Homeless Man trying to stay warm. |
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| Jack isn't going anywhere today. |
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| It isn't normal to see tractors on State Street. |
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| Shovel was the common accessory during the aftermath. |
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| EVERY fire hydrant had to be dug out. *that's a lot of digging. |
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| Please don't fall. Please don't fall. |
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| Our road. |
Tell me all about your memories and exciting adventures of the blizzard!
Always,
Jayme Lynn
Photos courtesy of Flikr and AC Photography The-Wide-Angle.blogspot.com
