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Snow, ice and wind have been the prevailing themes for much of the past month in Camas and Washougal.
Schools in both districts were closed for four days last week, and children in the lower elevations enjoyed the first real snowfall in years.
Snow days
Closures mean sledding, snowmen, and more school this summer
- By Danielle Frost
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January 19, 2017 5:30 am
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Life
Local kids enjoyed sledding on this hilll near the Washougal River Greenway Trail. With temperatures in the 20s all week, the snow became packed down and perfect for sledding. (Danielle Frost/Post-Record)
After several "snow days" without much snow, local kids were happy to see enough in the lower elevations to play in.
Downtown Camas building owners Kyle and Stephanie Eakins use a shovel and blowtorch to remove stubborn ice from a parking spot on Northeast Dallas Street in front of Natalia's Cafe, after a car nearly slid into one of the restaurant's windows. "We want customers to come in, but we prefer that they use the front door," he joked.
The Washougal River Greenway Trail pond was completely frozen over, a rarity in this area.
Amy Begley, owner of Forever Growing Kids in downtown Camas (front), and her landlord, Kate Rood, shovel and rock salt the sidewalks outside her store, and others, last week.
Dallas Street above Sixth Avenue in Camas was closed for a week due to ice and snow.
Dorrie Best and Debbie Schmid, both of Washougal, enjoyed tea from Caffe Piccolo in downtown Camas, Jan. 12. "I feel like I'm at a ski resort," Schmid said. They sat outside, while their daughters shopped for vinyl records at Camas Antiques.
Downtown Camas was picturesque on Monday, Jan. 9, after the first of two snowstorms hit the Clark County area. Higher temperatures and rain are predicted for this week.
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