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Strange weather patterns continued at Shang in late Winter.
First, after years of drought, rainfall exceeded expectations and broke records. This caused many trees, weakened from past fires, to fall and lose limbs. As a result, a lot of clearing of the forest and trimming of trees and dead limbs has been needed. A huge pile of forest debris and tree trunks was piled up at the lake and needed to be burned. Of course, finding a safe time to do this was essential.
Another result of the heavy rainfall was that a great deal of soil and run off flowed into the lake. There is a large amount of soil around the pier of the lake. It has changed the landscape around the lake, but does not seem to have done any other damage.
Finally, and perhaps most strangely, Shang had heavy snowfall! Peter C. was fortunate enough to be up at the ranch during this very rare event. Photos and videos posted below.
