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**Crankin** · 07-30-2009, 02:15 AM

Lisa, when I was watching the weather last night I thought of you. The whole part of the map in western MA and Albany was covered in reds and pinks, meaning torrential downpours. Somehow, those storms drifted northeast instead of due east...
It's raining here this morning, but we've actually had quite a few days without rain (or at least it came at night when I didn't care).

**uk elephant** · 07-30-2009, 05:34 AM

Deb, those pictures look fantastic. Yet another place to add to my long, and ever expanding, list of places I'd like to go! How soon can I retire?

**TsPoet** · 07-30-2009, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

We got another 4.3 inches of rain today....still raining, more rain in the forecast, flooding in the area of course.

Originally Posted by KnottedYet

Seattle's been having sun for DAYS and DAYS. It's scary, too much sun, we're starting to get twitchy here. Today the radio said we got up to 102 degrees.
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It's a bit much for those of us on the desert side of the state, too. Over 100 for over a week. It's been humid, too.
Lisa, Please send rain our way!

**TsPoet** · 07-30-2009, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by DebW

Just so some of you can remember what a sunny day is like, here are some pictures from my hike up Grosser Mythens last weekend in Switzerland. There's a restaurant at the top of the big rocky crag (pic 3). The trail up is like a rough staircase chisseled in to stone. Pic 5 shows the 2 lakes I bicycles around the weekend before.

Can you imagine a restaurant like that in the US? It would last 6 months, once the novelty wore off, there would be no one left willing to walk more than 25 ft to the restaurant door. Where is the closest parking space??
I love it, it looks beautiful.

**Trek420** · 07-31-2009, 06:09 AM

Reading a Consumer Reports review of the National Parks years ago they spoke about crowding in our parks. The reviewer said all one had to do to escape crowding is walk 1 mile in any direction from the car/parking lot

. Is that our national personal best?

**Biciclista** · 07-31-2009, 06:29 AM

Oh what statistics you quote, Trek!

It might have been 102 where Knot lives, but it was 104 at my house when I rode home on Wednesday. And it went down hill from there. The heat just stayed and stayed. At dark it was right below 100 degrees. Even out in my yard, under the trees, this infernal heat was everywhere.
but this morning? 60 something and clouds. Ah, lovely beautiful clouds; and dear Raleighdon has come home from riding Ramrod.

**Veronica** · 07-31-2009, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Trek420

Reading a Consumer Reports review of the National Parks years ago they spoke about crowding in our parks. The reviewer said all one had to do to escape crowding is walk 1 mile in any direction from the car/parking lot

. Is that our national personal best?

That has been our experience at all the National Parks we have visited. We saw a lot of drive up, jump out, take a photo, jump in, drive off.

Veronica

**Duck on Wheels** · 07-31-2009, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by uk elephant

Deb, those pictures look fantastic. Yet another place to add to my long, and ever expanding, list of places I'd like to go! How soon can I retire?

Not for decades, my dear! You only just got a job! You've only just started paying off your student loans! But ... you *could* write up a project tracking mice and sheep grazing in Swiss alpine meadows ...

I'll just enjoy the pictures, tho'. The real thing would be too much for my acrophobia.

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 07-31-2009, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Biciclista

Oh what statistics you quote, Trek!

It might have been 102 where Knot lives, but it was 104 at my house when I rode home on Wednesday. And it went down hill from there. The heat just stayed and stayed. At dark it was right below 100 degrees. Even out in my yard, under the trees, this infernal heat was everywhere.
but this morning? 60 something and clouds. Ah, lovely beautiful clouds; and dear Raleighdon has come home from riding Ramrod.

Wow Mimi. Just WOW.
I am glad RD got home safe though. Was he able to ride in the heat ok? I know he was up on some mtn, so maybe that helped?

Meanwhile, yet another day of endless pouring rain here. It's like Noah's Ark time. My composting worms are lining up two by two.

**bmccasland** · 07-31-2009, 10:36 AM

Being on increased dosage for migraine control I have decided that the stress levels of living down here is getting to me....

There's a biologist position open at the Seattle District Corps office.... closes Aug 11.

**Biciclista** · 07-31-2009, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Wow Mimi. Just WOW.
I am glad RD got home safe though. Was he able to ride in the heat ok? I know he was up on some mtn, so maybe that helped?

go to the Ramrod thread and read malaholic's ride report and you'll get a good idea about what it was like.

BMCCASLAND, it's hotter here than there (or it was this week) beware!

**bmccasland** · 07-31-2009, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Biciclista

BMCCASLAND, it's hotter here than there (or it was this week) beware!

It can't be as bad as Phoenix, and I lived there for 10 years. I left it too

I know your current weather isn't normal for you!

**Selkie** · 07-31-2009, 12:26 PM

Didn't you have a bad winter, too, Bleecker? Hopefully, you will have a stellar weather year in 2010 because you deserve a break!

**solobiker** · 07-31-2009, 02:49 PM

Summer here in CO this year has been great!! We usually have several days in a row of 90 or above. A few years back I think it was about 40 days in a row of 90 or higher. Well this year we have been getting a lot of rain and cooler temps which I love, although we have been getting some pretty powerful storms weekly which include tornados and hail. I wonder what fall and winter will bring. Yes...I did say winter

**Crankin** · 08-08-2009, 05:56 AM

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