Flying MXZ

4 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I haven’t looked but maybe gravity wave?

Probably.  Just not used to seeing the back edge of a storm look like this.  Maybe I just don't pay enough attention.

I know it's in NY (please don't yell at me) but cool waves on the back side of the snow on the radar.  What is causing that?

2 hours ago, Logan11 said:

About 4" here now. 

I had 6" on the railing and snowboard at 5:00.  About 4.5" in the driveway.  Warm ground doing it's thing.

Any thoughts or insights on Windham's changes?  Sounds like they are not hiding the catering to the rich.

18 hours ago, tamarack said:

Jeff's area has the bigger mountains, 4,000-footers with up to 3,000 feet altitude gain.  If you would rather not walk up a Sugarloaf ski trail, the Caribou Pond Road west of the 'Loaf is crossed by the AT, offering a more natural route up to Maine's 2nd tallest mountain.  Tumbledown has very heavy use though midweek would likely be okay, gain is 1500-1800 feet, depending on which summit one takes.  One route is very steep, almost cliff-like (so I've been told).  Shorter hikes include 2 different Bald Mountains.  Perkins Bald is on Rt 156 only 7-8 miles from Wilton.  Signage is iffy and parking quite limited.  Altitude gain is a bit over 1,000 feet.  The other Bald, in Oquossoc (part of Rangeley) is an hour's drive, though a quite pretty one with a better chance of seeing moose.  That Bald is reached by Bald Mountain Road, off Rt 4 about 500 feet from that highway dumping into Mooselook Lake.  I've not been up the Perkins Bald but love the one in Oquossuc.  That mountain lies between Mooselook and Rangeley Lakes, has good parking and a big sign (and a vault toilet), and offers 3/4 mile of uphill thru forest followed by 1/2 mile+ of rock scramble.  Some pitches look daunting but 3 years ago my then-5-year-old grandson had no trouble.  Perkins Bald has open rock at the summit, Oquossuc has a 30-foot observation tower made for the lower section of an old firetower.

You can learn more about Bigelow, Tumbledown and Oquossuc Bald at Maine.gov/agencies/Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.  Searching for Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands might get you there more quickly.

We've had wonderful lobster rolls at the seafood place on Rt 2 just east from the center of Farmington, but you might get an even better one at the coast.

Great info, thanks!

27 minutes ago, dryslot said:

If you like fishing, There's plenty of lakes/ponds up that way, Lot of hiking to be had as well as has been mentioned, But if you need a seafood fix, You're better off heading anywhere along the Maine coast.

Thanks, sounds good.  Not a fisherman but hiking is up our alley.  Don't mind a drive to the coast for some good seafood.  Thanks again.

Anyone familiar with the area near Wilton Maine?  Headed there for about a week 8/7-8/13ish.  Looking for outdoors stuff to do.  Not afraid to drive somewhere.  Nearest good seafood/lobster rolls around?

22 hours ago, Geez150 said:

I still check in here from time to time, hoping for some good content. Maybe it's just me, but I prefer this site's format vs. Discord. For a lack of terms I find Discord messy or hard to follow. 

I like this better too, but no one's here so I went to the dark side.  Still don't post much, but there is some decent info over there.

Is there a simple weather "station" (really just after temperature readings) that can be read remotely?  Family has a camp on Tug Hill and we currently do not even have a functioning outside temperature gauge.  Love to get something simple, but something that we could read from home.  Camp has wifi and cell service which would probably be needed.  Don't really want to spend hundreds on an unloadable weather station, and camp is not in a good location for wind readings.  Love it to be able to be "read" from multiple phones, but if only 1 that would work too.

On 11/5/2022 at 12:23 AM, BuffaloWeather said:

We're you able to join?

Just got around to it.  Thanks.  Seems to be working fine.

This weather is stupid.  Finally dropped below 60 this morning (at 57°).  Warm days are fine this time of year, but it not cooling off is weird.

But good to see the amazing Bills losing again to another AFC East team.  They are pretty good out of their division!

I guess I gotta get in this Discord stuff.  So send me an invite if you can.

7 hours ago, cny rider said:

39 here.

Kids asking when the pellet stove goes on.

I told them at least another 2 weeks!

 

Fireplace can go in September, real heat is a last resort until October. 

35° this morning with frozen dew on my windshield.  

Hours and hours of rain yesterday, grand total just over 0.1".

11 hours ago, vortmax said:

Ended up with 0.62" today. Grass is finally looking alive again! 

Little over 2" here, probably too late for any crops but whatever "drought" there was here is gone.

22 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Bucket of death.

Works amazingly well.  I've had as many as 5 in the same bucket.  You'd think they'd see their friends and decide not to jump, but alas....

41° this morning was great!

71° low here this morning.  Almost never see it that warm here.  

19 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said:

Looks like a hot one around Rochester tomorrow.

But Brentrich still won't hit 90 somehow!

1 hour ago, cny rider said:

Same amount here.

I feel like this summer is just right.  We are getting enough rain for everything to grow and flourish but still having many beautiful summer days.

The wild raspberry crop is the best we have ever had:

 

I agree with that.  But I've heard from a couple farmers that some springs for the cattle have dried up.  I assume they are not the best springs around, but it is making it hard to get water to some livestock.

0.4 out this way.  Pretty dry summer for a change out this way.

Off and on drizzle in Delaware County most of yesterday in the low 60's, head to Binghamton to watch Max Scherzer and it's nothing but sun and high 70's.

35.7 this morning, 36.8 yesterday.  Scattered frost in some fields this morning.  It is the second half of June isn't it?

On 6/7/2022 at 8:58 AM, BuffaloWeather said:

Decent amount of rain overnight, still raining out moderately

Just under 1" in my rain gauge this morning.