Oregon and much of the Pacific Northwest is in the grips of a huge snow storm. Schools have been closed almost all week.

While there isn’t that much snow, temperature levels hover right at freezing causing large sheets of black ice.

Of course there are some nice things, like this bunch of red berries covered in snow.




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