Itinerant Air-Cooled

...UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WITH VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS AND NEAR
RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES IN STORE FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON THIS WEEKEND..

ALL OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WILL BE AFFECTED
BY AN UNUSUALLY COLD SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 1000
FT...AND NEAR RECORD COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.

THE TIMING OF THE COLD WEATHER IS LATE FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE
SHARPEST DROPS IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL APPROACH VALUES MORE IN KEEPING WITH
MID WINTER THAN EARLY SPRING. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL CERTAINLY
DESCEND TO THE LOWER FOOTHILLS...AND ITS POSSIBLE THAT NON
ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 500 FT OR LESS.

THE COLDEST MORNING LOWS WILL BE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THESE
TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO CHALLENGE RECORDS AT A FEW LOCATIONS AND
WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO HARM TENDER VEGETATION.

THIS WEEKEND...DO PROTECT ANY VULNERABLE SPRING PLANTS...AND PREPARE
FOR MID WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS.

Wanna go snow shoeing?

ruckman101 wrote:
I always knew winter was definitely over in the coast range when my commute involved trying to avoid running over frogs.


neal

Ayee, aye eee sir. Careful. Good that steering pin is well adjusted.
Now I wanna go listen for the first frogs this year. They shoulda been singing by now.

We're going to some nearby hotsprings to camp tonite. A little rain or snow never hurt anybody. Esp in a 104 degree pool.

Gotta roll with the punches.

DjEep wrote:We're going to some nearby hotsprings to camp tonite. A little rain or snow never hurt anybody. Esp in a 104 degree pool.

Gotta roll with the punches.

Nice! We are taking the same approach to get out in the elements despite the lack of sun. Heading up to the North Cascades National Park next Wednesday for a five day trip, looks like the weather will be a touch better.

Have fun in nature's hot tubs.

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DjEep wrote:We're going to some nearby hotsprings to camp tonite. A little rain or snow never hurt anybody. Esp in a 104 degree pool.

You going to Couger?

Tis a lovely place if you go in weather like this. Rain and snow weeds out most of the Yahoos.

Summer seems to be the "buy a case of beer and go up to look at hippy t!##ies" season.

I love outdoor hotsprings but have started going only when the weather slows down the wankers. I have seen stupid fistfights over who was looking too close at who's what. Get over it folks.

Sorry, I like yer goatee. I couldn't help it.

Gonna try and seen if the small spring near cougar is warm enough, if not, then maybe cougar, and if we ain't diggin' the vibe or the fee, it'll be back to 58 and up to McCredie. Can't "camp" there, but you can stay all night and/or sleep in the parking lot!

Went to Terwilliger/Cougar Hot Springs on Monday and Tuesday. Camped next to an awesome little cascading creek. Wonderful time, save for the guy who showed up late Monday afternoon to slobber all over his bikini-clad lady friend, while ogling my lady and the other nudies, while also "enjoying" himself. That was our cue to exit for the day.

Then tried to drive the Aufderheide/FS-19 back to Oakridge, but hit the snowpack about ten miles past the springs. I call that "good luck," as I was half-expecting to hit snow about 10 miles before Oakridge, 45 miles past the springs. It was fun dodging all the fallen trees and landslides. I was hoping to be the first private vehicle to make it through this year. Guess not.

I like nudies.

From ODOT roadside snow reports:

Government Camp -- 93 inches

White River -- 112 inches

Timberline Lodge -- 267 inches

Meanwhile, in my yard, just before sunset last night...





This little family is SO hungry. I've tried for days to scare them away, but they keep coming back. It's the only food they can find so early in this cold, cold spring.

It's snowing outside as I write this on April 23! What tank tops? What Diet Cokes? Brrrrrr.

Wow! Those photos are incredible...

hambone wrote:Wow! Those photos are incredible...

I agree. That poor littl'un looks hon-gry.

Here's this weekend's pics from snow-ville.

Waterfall @ Cougar Lake


The lower pools


Up the ravine from the pools


View from camp


Cold handwashing


Warm pool


Misty Mountain Hop


Spring Road

Nice pics! That looks chill-to-the-bone clammy.