{"id":4009,"date":"2014-02-06T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2014-02-06T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:38:21","slug":"snow-a-love-for-all-wheel-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2014\/02\/06\/snow-a-love-for-all-wheel-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow &#038; a Love for All-Wheel-Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:8945,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12343211223&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190123192801\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12343211223\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 05:36:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 11:24:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 00:21:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-16 13:04:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 12:07:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 03:43:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-12 10:29:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:45&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8946,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326978144&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251105054649\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326978144&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326978144&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 11:24:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 00:21:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-16 13:04:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 12:07:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 03:43:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-12 10:29:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8947,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326558315&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190122224852\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326558315\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 05:36:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 11:24:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 00:21:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-16 13:04:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 12:07:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 03:43:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8948,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326583905&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190126180323\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/12326583905\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-05 05:36:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-11 11:24:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-16 15:25:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-05 03:43:07&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 07:52:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Big Snow Last Night&#039; 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