tamarack Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 I hiked Katahdin with my dad when I was 12...it took from 8am to 9pm since we had to hike in 3.3 miles to the base camp. If you can stay up there it's much easier. The Knife Edge is epic and beautiful if a little frightening. Baxter has a ton of wildlife as it's so well protected. I saw a moose up there. I did a lot of hiking when I was real young. I did Mt. Washington via Tuckerman when I was 6, Mt. Washington via the much more strenuous Huntington when I was 11, Katahdin at 12, Mansfield at 16, then Washington again at 17...the last major hike my dad and I did as he started to get older and out of shape by the time I hit college. He and I did do a spectacular 4-day backcountry canoe trip in the Adirondacks when I was 21. We have had a lot of great experiences outdoors. My first (of two) ascents of Katahdin was done as a day trip from our (then) home in BGR, accompanied by my father-in-law, who had led his scout troop on several multi-day AT hikes in NNJ/SNY. Reaching the northern terminus was a longtime goal of his, and he was content to wait at the summit while I fulfilled a shorter-term goal, hiking the Knife Edge. Since our car was parked at Katahdin Stream Campground, I had to travel both ways. Heading toward Pamola, I'd passed a group of five on the west side of Chimney peak, one of whom was terrified/acrophobic. On my return trip, I found this hiker plastered like a starfish to the steeper east side of Chimney, and since the wx was closing in (we would hit rain just as we tipped off the Tablelands) I did the unwise thing, scooting up a face which should've been done with roped protection. We were about 9-10 hours on the mountain, plus the two-hour commute each way - long day and a great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Love those lightning photos! Last night had a nice light show and some big boomers around 1:30am as a complex moved through. Found 0.31" in the gauge this morning...J.Spin's location on the Spine axis showing how to grab an extra tenth or two out of each of these events as the moisture squeezes out over the mountains with 0.49". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This the time of year I hate. It really sucks having a 2nd story apartment in a house built in the 20's lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Heat wave it is, 92 imby, 90 official at kcon. Next 2 days should be a lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It seems that the adjustment is to go from your air conditioned house to your air conditioned car to your air conditioned office for 2 or 3 months a year. Lol although not really any different (and def not worse) than going from a heated house to a heated car to a heated office in our winter. As we all know though I prefer the heat. I have no problem doing physical activity in HHH, and even for those who don't like it, there's the morning and evening. Was down in the mountains of NC this past week and it was great. 85-95 by day, 65-72 by night. A boomer about every other afternoon, got some hail from one of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Lol although not really any different (and def not worse) than going from a heated house to a heated car to a heated office in our winter. As we all know though I prefer the heat. I have no problem doing physical activity in HHH, and even for those who don't like it, there's the morning and evening. Was down in the mountains of NC this past week and it was great. 85-95 by day, 65-72 by night. A boomer about every other afternoon, got some hail from one of them too. Obviously a matter of opinion, and mine is worth no more than yours. (Maybe not as much...) However, I can work on firewood at zero F and, once warmed up by labor, be entirely comfortable. Even if I go in due to cold hands, in 2-3 minutes all is fine. At 85/65, doing firewood (or any serious labor) will soon have my shirt drenched with non-evaporating sweat, chainsaw work becomes hazardous due to slippery hands and sweat-filled eyes. When I go inside, it's 20-30 minutes (assuming no cold shower) before I cool down enough to be comfortable. Fewer deerflies in January, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Deer flies are in full attack mode lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Love the new PSU webcam but the color is off. Too much green or yellow. Anyone here know anyone at PSU weather that could fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Last night had a nice light show and some big boomers around 1:30am as a complex moved through. Found 0.31" in the gauge this morning...J.Spin's location on the Spine axis showing how to grab an extra tenth or two out of each of these events as the moisture squeezes out over the mountains with 0.49". july28.gif Yeah, the ‘ol spine keeps doing its thing. Liquid is just about 6” for the month, which is about an inch above average, and calendar year is now 31.41”, which is right near average and means we’ve fully caught up from the liquid deficits earlier in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Yeah, the ‘ol spine keeps doing its thing. Liquid is just about 6” for the month, which is about an inch above average, and calendar year is now 31.41”, which is right near average and means we’ve fully caught up from the liquid deficits earlier in the season.Yeah I'm at 5.27" on the month at home, and I think the Stowe 0.2sw station is right around 5.0". Nothing near the double digit wetness of June but enough rain to keep the vegetation green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Obviously a matter of opinion, and mine is worth no more than yours. (Maybe not as much...) However, I can work on firewood at zero F and, once warmed up by labor, be entirely comfortable. Even if I go in due to cold hands, in 2-3 minutes all is fine. At 85/65, doing firewood (or any serious labor) will soon have my shirt drenched with non-evaporating sweat, chainsaw work becomes hazardous due to slippery hands and sweat-filled eyes. When I go inside, it's 20-30 minutes (assuming no cold shower) before I cool down enough to be comfortable. Fewer deerflies in January, too. Yeah its probably related to what we like to do outside. I'm not a winter sports fan...don't snow-mobile, only an occasional skiier and snow shoe-er, but honestly I'd be totally fine if I never did either of them again. I've only ever chopped firewood for camping. But I love hiking, running, tennis, golf, kayaking, etc. I find it very hard to do things outdoors in cold, but have no problem doing any of the above in heat. Plus I can eat, drink, and socialize outside. I also abhor having to dress in layers and having to bundle up outside. I'd much rather vacation to winter and live in summer. But, that being said I do enjoy my Air Conditioning lol. I keep my indoors quite cool. Definitely wouldn't want to live in the south without it (but I view it the same as using the heat in winter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 You can always add layers to warm up, getting cool is not as easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Love the new PSU webcam but the color is off. Too much green or yellow. Anyone here know anyone at PSU weather that could fix it? weather_ma currently goes there. I'd just directly contact Brendon Hoch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Finally back in the north country. Got some activities in, now hoping to see a good storm roll through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 weather_ma currently goes there. I'd just directly contact Brendon Hoch. Thanks Brian. Cold front was a bust today. .05" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I dug up this Mt. Philo shot overlooking the southern CPV on 7.21.2015: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yeah I'm at 5.27" on the month at home, and I think the Stowe 0.2sw station is right around 5.0". Nothing near the double digit wetness of June but enough rain to keep the vegetation green. Well, today is the last reporting day of the month, so that means liquid will be coming in at 6.23” for July. Calendar year liquid is at 31.71”, which is roughly average pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Well, today is the last reporting day of the month, so that means liquid will be coming in at 6.23” for July. Calendar year liquid is at 31.71”, which is roughly average pace. Yeah I only added 0.16" as of this morning from yesterday, so monthly total here is 5.43". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Will finish with 4.42" at my place, nearly half from the two storms during the 19th-20th overnight. Total is 109% of avg, while YTD is 24.03", which is 87% of avg. Temp will finish about -1.7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Saw 2 early morning rainbows this morning with the sunrise. Not too often you get to see rainbows in the West and in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Northfield, NH July 2015 Averages Max: 78.6°F (-0.1°F) Min: 58.2°F (+0.3°F) Mean: 68.4°F (+0.1°F) Extremes HiMax: 89.5°F (29th) LoMin: 48.9°F (17th) LoMax: 66.9°F (4th) HiMin: 65.5°F (19th & 20th) Precipitation Total: 2.80" MaxDaily: 1.65" (1st) Snowfall Total: 0.0" MaxDaily: 0.0" (---) Snow Depth SnowDD: 0 AvgDepth: 0" MaxDepth: 0" (---) MinDepth: 0" (---) Wind PeakGust: 24mph (19th) MaxDaily: 2.5mph (15th) Max Temps 90.0s 0 80.0s 14 70.0s 16 60.0s 1 50.0s 0 40.0s 0 30.0s 0 20.0s 0 10.0s 0 0.0s 0 -0.0s 0 Min Temps 70.0s 0 60.0s 12 50.0s 16 40.0s 3 30.0s 0 20.0s 0 10.0s 0 0.0s 0 -0.0s 0 -10.0s 0 -20.0s 0 Precipitation >= 0.01" 15 >= 0.10" 5 >= 0.25" 3 >= 0.50" 1 >= 1.00" 1 Snowfall >= 0.1" 0 >= 1.0" 0 >= 3.0" 0 >= 6.0" 0 >= 12.0" 0 Bright Sunshine (>= 600w/m^2) AvgMonthly: 4.2hrs MaxDaily: 7.6hrs (3rd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 WTH? http://www.wmur.com/news/man-rescued-from-storm-drain-in-manchester/34475118 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Precipitation >= 0.01" 15 >= 0.10" 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Naples boat show today. Pic of our boat and others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 July numbers Avg max: 73.6 Avg min: 53.7 Avg mean: 63.7 -1.7 Warmest: 82 12th Warm min: 62 28th Coolest: 41 17th Cool max: 61 26th Precip: 4.43" +0.38 Max day: 2.06" 20th YTD: 24.04" -3.43" Thru July, 2015 is running 3.5F BN, much the coldest I've measured here. That's despite May being +4.7F. The other 6 months are -4.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 as much as he groaned he had more rain than I did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 It was a gorgeous evening on Sunset Ledge last night. I also met a couple who was through hiking the Long Trail and I gave them a ride to resupply after my hike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 as much as he groaned he had more rain than I did1.65 of the 2.80 happened 7/1. It's been pretty dry over the past 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 As usual, just amazing photos from eyewall. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 As usual, just amazing photos from eyewall. Thanks for sharing. Yup, I second that. Always enjoy looking at Eyewall's landscape shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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