What's the temperature where you are???

[Ponypoor]

Me too! It's a long ways off though. Oh well, we'll appreciate it more when we get it!

Eggsactly

 

[Ponypoor]

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Brrr!

 

[Nomadicus]

70° and fair

 

[EmmaDonovan]

News to me! Wow, that's really neat! How far of a drive is that for you Emma? I think I'd take a tent, my pets, and stay there a couple of the worst weeks of the summer!

It's not too far to drive. I have camped up there in spring and fall and enjoyed it. There are several good campgrounds. My favorite is in a canyon where you can hike back a ways and have a little quiet and solitude and also a picnic table and a bear locker. (A bear locker is a big metal box that bears cannot open, for storing food and toiletries. It's nice to have that security in black bear territory.)

My lungs struggle at higher elevations so I usually camp well below 8000 ft. (2400 m). On the mountain there's a town called - somewhat pointedly - Summerhaven. It's at 7700 ft. (2300 m).

Summer temps at that elevation are only about 10 degrees cooler than down here. So when it's 110F here, it's 100F up there. I'd rather be indoors with an air conditioner than camping in that kind of weather. The nights are a bit cooler up there so while they have the heat it's not quite as relentless as it is down here.

Here are the temps for Summerhaven from last July.

That's at 7700 ft.! Desert heat: it's virtually impossible to avoid during the hell months.

I wish the ski resort would expand and offer more things to do when there's no snow. Six months of the year they could offer a zipline, ropes course, rock wall climbing, horse/mule rides, alpine coaster, archery and disc golf courses, downhill mountain biking, etc.

While we're on the topic I also think there should be a funicular to take people up and down the mountain. Right now there's just one long scenic road. It's beautiful but time consuming. I love a good funicular. Fun is literally part of the word!

Of course it's not my money so it's easy to spend.

 

[SkyAJK]

Light win
Cloudy
More rain....
I am beyond complaint

 

[kikiruru]

Saturday 502p 68F
And forecast
I was wearing shorts today

 

[Debbie292d]

It's not too far to drive. I have camped up there in spring and fall and enjoyed it. There are several good campgrounds. My favorite is in a canyon where you can hike back a ways and have a little quiet and solitude and also a picnic table and a bear locker. (A bear locker is a big metal box that bears cannot open, for storing food and toiletries. It's nice to have that security in black bear territory.)

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My lungs struggle at higher elevations so I usually camp well below 8000 ft. (2400 m). On the mountain there's a town called - somewhat pointedly - Summerhaven. It's at 7700 ft. (2300 m).

Summer temps at that elevation are only about 10 degrees cooler than down here. So when it's 110F here, it's 100F up there. I'd rather be indoors with an air conditioner than camping in that kind of weather. The nights are a bit cooler up there so while they have the heat it's not quite as relentless as it is down here.

Here are the temps for Summerhaven from last July.

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That's at 7700 ft.! Desert heat: it's virtually impossible to avoid during the hell months.

I wish the ski resort would expand and offer more things to do when there's no snow. Six months of the year they could offer a zipline, ropes course, rock wall climbing, horse/mule rides, alpine coaster, archery and disc golf courses, downhill mountain biking, etc.

While we're on the topic I also think there should be a funicular to take people up and down the mountain. Right now there's just one long scenic road. It's beautiful but time consuming. I love a good funicular. Fun is literally part of the word!

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Of course it's not my money so it's easy to spend.

It's gorgeous. I understand why you don't go there when it's so hot now. Glad you explained, or every time you complained about the heat next summer, we'd all be saying, "Go to the mountains, Emma!"

I ziplined last summer in Brainard, MN. I've never had issues with heights until then. I got really squeezy. I would have had to have zipped back three loops or bite the bullet and go forward four or five more. I went forward, then collapsed and kissed the ground.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

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Port Stephens

I know you're dealing with weather issues but I wanted to say, my gosh how stunningly beautiful that is! That's the kind of place beach lovers like me dream about.

 

[Nomadicus]

64° and partly cloudy

 

[Ponypoor]

Friday 17th of January 10.27a.m. Cold, wind & drizzle. 24.1 / 44.5kph S, Hg 55%, 18.1C / 64.6F, Dew point is 16.1C / 61F. Showers. Very windy. Marine wind warning. Coastal hazard - erosion + hazardous surf. Sheep graziers alert.

Moon is 87%

New South Wales braces for more storms, Port Stephens tourist hotspots hope for power restorations​

5 hours ago​

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Port Stephens

Residents in regional New South Wales have been warned to brace for more wild weather as an intense storm cell sweeps across the state, bringing strong wind, heavy rain and hailstones.

More than 35,000 people remain without power in Sydney and the Greater Hunter after huge storms smashed parts the state's north-east, north-west and central-west on Wednesday and Thursday.

Several thousand regional customers were also without power by Friday morning in Essential Energy's network, with towns like Wagga Wagga, Lismore and Mudgee the most affected.

Strong wind gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour uprooted trees, brought down power lines and blocked roads for hours in multiple towns across the state.

Port Stephens beaches are closed until further notice, due to utilities failures in the area.

Lifeguards will remain on duty at patrol locations to advise swimmers to stay out of the water.

Wagga Wagga has 700 customers without power.

Cafe owner Hayley Whiley said she was lucky to secure a generator to keep stock cool on Thursday.

"We've got our fridges and our freezers running but that's really all we can get running.

"We can't get any other power, no coffee machines, no exhausts, no lights or aircon... we've kind of just had to shut the doors."

ABC

wow! Glorious! What a lovely spot