I have driven by your area many times. Upslope drops off significantly from Twin to Jefferson, but it does pick up again in your area and seems pretty similar to mine. Which usually translates into enough to get sick of it.
Heading back tonight from Bermuda. Looks like I missed our first 30s of the season (Diane proudly informed me the thermometer hit 39. I wanted to cry lol)
Escaped to Bermuda. They're really doing a good job here keeping covid at bay. Must take a test 7 days prior to departure and you get tested again when you arrive and every 4 days.
We have dozens of those. They set up shop in the trees in front of my dining room and take turns at the feeders. It's like an airport of tiny birds. I love watching them - they're feisty little suckers. And fortunately our bears don't seem to care at all for the feeders.
The random freezes are what makes the growing season so short. A couple of years ago we had a single cold night in mid August that killed my tomatoes, followed by not even frost for another month. That was frustrating...
Correct - I have circled my spot above. It's the lowest spot in this high elevation valley, close to the river - it radiates like crazy. I've seen difference of 5-10 degrees between here and the Mount Washington Hotel 1.5 miles down the road on a slight hill!
You might want to upgrade to a snow plow. I started my first winter here with a snowblower and it gets old very quickly when you get into those 2" of snow every day patterns.
If we could keep the winters we usually get (at least snow wise, I don't care for the -35s) but couple them with summers like this, my location would be heaven
Get one of those floor standing portable ones. They've gotten good. Or if you can afford it, mini splits are the way to go and there are state rebates for energy efficiency