On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 21:05:11 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 10:27:24 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:33:57 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:



Here, it's supposed to be in the mid 40's this weekend.



I imagine there will be some numbskulls walking around in shorts here too.





Hey there! I am still in shorts ... but it is high 50s.

I do have my shirt on and I am hurrying Ed along ;-)



65 I can deal with but 57 and 15kts out of the north is brutal

This was better



http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%2...0Mt%20Hood.jpg

Ah yes. I remember being in Germany and the air was warm, the snow was thick and people skiing the alps in T shirts.

But around here, at 40-50 degrees, the bone chilling humidity from the melting snow is the problem. Actually, after a snow, it seems warmer at 15f. and a sunny, cloudless day, then at 40 with an overcast sky and a bit of a breeze. The wind will drive the cold humidity right through a good pair of Carharts.

While stationed in Germany, our 4th of July 'tradition' was to go skiing at Passo dello Stelvio,

http://tinyurl.com/mjdzwqz

The pass was closed in the winter, so the only skiing to be done there was summer skiing. Several
times we could ski without jackets, but falling in the snow without a jacket was not a lot of fun!

The pass also made for a great motorcycle ride.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0_WgbtqKCA

Back then I had no problem with the heights and the lack of guardrails in many places. Now I don't
think I'd be able to do it. There were even times during the video when I grabbed the desk a little
tighter. The name of the problem is 'Illyngophobia'. Weird. It comes with age, in my case anyway.

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Hope you're day is spectacular!