You could almost be forgiven if you ever forgot what a good snowstorm looks like, but looking at this picture should remind you not to ever take the milder winters for granted! I love how the snow banks tower over the top of the car. Imagine stepping back in time before 4 wheel drive, before snowplows, before cell phones. If you got stuck back in these days, there wasn't much of an option other than to walk, or wait for someone to come and rescue you.  When our grandparents told us "We had to walk a mile to school, through 4 feet of snow, both ways" perhaps we should have believed them? 

Looks like dad decided to take his wife and 3 kids for a drive after this storm (you can see 3 heads peeking through the rear window, and one larger head in the passenger seat). I got goosebumps looking at this photo knowing that I would have done the exact same thing. 

Going through some other slides I found some information on the location of this family. I'm not sure if this is where they lived, but many of the slides are labeled W. Bend. I know there is a West Bend in Wisconsin? At any rate, I'm thankful for modern society - that we have SUV's with better heat, natural gas in our homes - and yes, even cable TV and netflix! Although this would be a great experience.