"More Snow..." 7•Jan.•11

The second snowstorm of the winter has blanketed our area in the Northeast. Since I made it out to the airport this morning to look for airport and aircraft related imagery in the snow, it kind of worked out nicely as we wrote about today's weather conditions, airline delays and scheduling in the paper / website. Besides being good daily images, they can be used later as file images for a business story, transportation, airline travel this time of year (wouldn't that be a business story too...?) and of course airline safety. Since I'm still required to make the local everyday images of snow-shovelers, roadway traffic and the like, these types of images at the airport are now an annual trek for me in "weather." I am still amazed that commercial pilots can fly in this weather with almost non-existent visibility and precip on the runways & taxiways. I guess this now conforms that winter is really here... ~cg.

US Airways Express Flight #3582 from Philadelphia taxis to the terminal after landing at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, NY on Friday January 7, 2011. The second snowstorm of the winter is expected to dump upwards of 4" to 8" of snow in the region, and continuing through Saturday morning. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

Snow plows clear a taxiway (foreground) and runway (background) at Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, NY on Friday January 7, 2011. The second snowstorm of the winter is expected to dump upwards of 4" to 8" of snow in the region, and continuing through Saturday morning. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record

"A Quiet Walk Thru the Neighborhood..." December 2010 Blizzard.

Spent a little time on my day off to walk the same neighborhood streets where I've covered recent homicides, funerals, car accidents and the like over the last few years. A couple of images made this afternoon that will be sent to my editorial stock agency, The Image Works. ~cg.

NEWBURGH, NY. A pedestrian crosses Broadway in Newburgh, NY on Monday, December 27, 2010. A major snowstorm blanketed the East Coast of the United States, causing thousands of flight cancellations, major rail and traffic delays, and dumped upwards of 20 or more inches of snow in the Hudson Valley region of New York. © Chet Gordon/THE IMAGE WORKS

NEWBURGH, NY. A man uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk along Grand Street in Newburgh, NY on Monday, December 27, 2010. A major snowstorm blanketed the East Coast of the United States, causing thousands of flight cancellations, major rail and traffic delays, and dumped upwards of 20 or more inches of snow in the Hudson Valley region of New York. © Chet Gordon/THE IMAGE WORKS

NEWBURGH, NY. A woman walks with a shopping cart along Liberty Street in Newburgh, NY on Monday, December 27, 2010. A major snowstorm blanketed the East Coast of the United States, causing thousands of flight cancellations, major rail and traffic delays, and dumped upwards of 20 or more inches of snow in the Hudson Valley region of New York. © Chet Gordon/THE IMAGE WORKS

NEWBURGH, NY. The New York Waterways commuter ferry that joins the Beacon, NY Metro North Railroad Station and the Newburgh waterfront is docked in Newburgh, NY on Monday, December 27, 2010. A major snowstorm blanketed the East Coast of the United States, causing thousands of flight cancellations, major rail and traffic delays, and dumped upwards of 20 or more inches of snow in the Hudson Valley region of New York. © Chet Gordon/THE IMAGE WORKS

"Snow...!!!" 28•Feb•10

More on the snowstorm of February 2010.

I can't write on just one specific day of snowstorm coverage this week, so this is sort of a recap of the last 3-4 days, if you will. Basically it hammered us. We have two deaths reported here in our ciculation area of Orange County, NY. I couldn't keep track of the days I was out there shoveling, shoveling again and then shoveling some more. 200,000 utility customers lost power during the week and I was one of them. Late Thursday night I lost power and was expected to be out and about making images early Friday morning. As difficult as it was to get going that cold morning - the bigger problem was finding a reliable wi-fi location so I could move images to the paper. Walking the neighborhood those first few hours on Friday was even a challenge, so making images close to home sort of became an adventure of sorts.
Once we realized that there was electrical power in a neighboring town, and specifically in a business / strip mall area, I headed to the local Panera Bread shop to utilize their wi-fi, have a good, hot lunch and meet with colleagues and friends who all had the same ideas. All in all, some 30" or more fell just in my area here in the eastern most part of Orange County, along the Hudson River. Friday's workday ended with a search for an open gas station, as well as a few supplies from the supermarket (which was powered by their own generator, and I remembered how odd it was to see this huge building all lit up in the snowstorm, while every other business establishment was dark on Friday night.)

There is really nothing nice about having to work out in the elements. Blowing winds, moisture, fallen trees, and treacherous driving conditions make even the simplest of days and getting around my coverage area a nightmare.

Here are a few more images from the week in no particular order: