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geodeticman.5 · 08-20-2008, 08:35 PM

Char - yes as to varied weather and climate - I notice in my little window weather gadgets that as I speak, where I am at in Colorado, at a mild 6200 feet, it is 78 degrees, wheras "down" in elevation but "up" on the map - Longmont, where my mother lives, and Merry and I did for about 14 years , 8 months recently, it is 81 degrees - but having surveyed Longmont I knw where she lives is only around 4950 feet. A little up into the Mountains to the west of Longmont, where we lived when Mamie was born, and I went to High School in 75 -'76, in Estes Park, it is 72 degrees, at 8200 feet.

Then up to where my folks had their mountain house at 9600 feet it would be on average 3-5 degrees cooler. And up Canada way - its 45 degrees in NW TERRITORIES at Tuktoyaktuk of Ice Road Truckers notoriety, well into the arctic circle. And further to the North in the Queen Elizabeth Islands at Resolute and Alert, its 28 degrees right now in Alert. Pt. Barrow over in Alaska right now is 37 degrees, down at a balmy 71 degrees Latitude (compared to Resolute and Alert, around 80 degrees Lat.). I'd have to agree Char - and I have always wanted to see New Brunswick in the fall - almost made it there on a five-month solo Steinbeck "Travels with Charlie" (his Dog) type trip I took. Gas money gave out in Maine, though.lol Sure love to tour Canada - I envy your New Scotland trip .... I drove thru Canada across the bottom of all the border provinces with Dad at the helm when I was 12; but he was going 85 pulling a pop-top trailer in the family wagon.... we dared not make a sound or we'd crash - and die of the giant flies we encountered in Sasketchewan. The trans-Canada Highway (#1?) had a posted speed limit of 80.... and we went from down at phonetic (SOO SAINT MARREE) - I wont take time to look it up - you all now it, from the US side, then got up onto the great East-West Highway, all the way to B.C. and up to Lake Louise, and the Athabasca Glacier area. Them striaght down hell-bent for leather to Colorado, you know how Dad's grind the miles out in the family wagon on vacation.....gotta make good time....lol

Hope your Nova Scotia trip's rewarding Char

~geo steve

08-20-2008, 08:35 PM	#12
geodeticman.5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Slope urban corridor, Colo. USA Posts: 1,007	Re: How are the dog-days of summer your way ? Char - yes as to varied weather and climate - I notice in my little window weather gadgets that as I speak, where I am at in Colorado, at a mild 6200 feet, it is 78 degrees, wheras "down" in elevation but "up" on the map - Longmont, where my mother lives, and Merry and I did for about 14 years , 8 months recently, it is 81 degrees - but having surveyed Longmont I knw where she lives is only around 4950 feet. A little up into the Mountains to the west of Longmont, where we lived when Mamie was born, and I went to High School in 75 -'76, in Estes Park, it is 72 degrees, at 8200 feet. Then up to where my folks had their mountain house at 9600 feet it would be on average 3-5 degrees cooler. And up Canada way - its 45 degrees in NW TERRITORIES at Tuktoyaktuk of Ice Road Truckers notoriety, well into the arctic circle. And further to the North in the Queen Elizabeth Islands at Resolute and Alert, its 28 degrees right now in Alert. Pt. Barrow over in Alaska right now is 37 degrees, down at a balmy 71 degrees Latitude (compared to Resolute and Alert, around 80 degrees Lat.). I'd have to agree Char - and I have always wanted to see New Brunswick in the fall - almost made it there on a five-month solo Steinbeck "Travels with Charlie" (his Dog) type trip I took. Gas money gave out in Maine, though.lol Sure love to tour Canada - I envy your New Scotland trip .... I drove thru Canada across the bottom of all the border provinces with Dad at the helm when I was 12; but he was going 85 pulling a pop-top trailer in the family wagon.... we dared not make a sound or we'd crash - and die of the giant flies we encountered in Sasketchewan. The trans-Canada Highway (#1?) had a posted speed limit of 80.... and we went from down at phonetic (SOO SAINT MARREE) - I wont take time to look it up - you all now it, from the US side, then got up onto the great East-West Highway, all the way to B.C. and up to Lake Louise, and the Athabasca Glacier area. Them striaght down hell-bent for leather to Colorado, you know how Dad's grind the miles out in the family wagon on vacation.....gotta make good time....lol Hope your Nova Scotia trip's rewarding Char ~geo steve