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Post by Babu on Feb 21, 2019 7:05:32 GMT -5
Here's a relief map of NM, Maybe 25-30% of the state is flat, the rest is mountains:  It doesn't kill you to just admit you're wrong. As I said, I underestimated the amount of mountainous area in NM, and I should've picked another state as the example. However, if you were to play Geoguesser in just NM, at least 9/10 of the streetviews you'd come across would be of really flat terrain. |
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Post by alex992 on Feb 21, 2019 7:08:32 GMT -5
No you're probably just cherrypicking really flat areas to view lol.
And yes, using NM as an example of a flat state is kinda like using Iowa as an example of a warm state. Sure it's quite warm in summer (just like NM is quite flat in some parts) but it really is a rather chilly state overall.
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Post by Steelernation on Feb 21, 2019 13:27:25 GMT -5
I’ve been to New Mexico, you haven’t.
Yes, there’s some flat parts but much of it is mountainous or at least hilly. I’ve been all over the state, and like 75% has hills and mountains. Just admit you’re wrong and that you didn’t know. It’s not that hard!
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Post by sari on Feb 22, 2019 21:36:51 GMT -5
Some people in the shoutbox had me post these, so here you go. These are from the 11-12 January snowstorm. It dropped 12"+ amounts across most of Kansas City (and approached 20" northeast of Columbia, MO), but my own area somehow managed to get into a snow doughnut and get 3-4". Despite my frustration with this, it was still quite possibly the most beautiful snow event I've ever seen. All photos taken in the Parkville, MO area on the afternoon of 13 January 2019. I'm not sure how/why the first one ended up so blurry. It's fine on my phone, and the other three look fine on here.     |
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Post by Babu on Feb 24, 2019 11:35:15 GMT -5
We didn't reach the forecast 10'C, but we still had 8'C and sun. Lovely weather despite the strong winds. Went to IKEA with my ex. Snow cover only in the 30s now, it seems.  I think it was just a few days ago that they made a ski track right in the city center. RIP.  Now they're removing it again.  Very nice sunset   This crosswalk wasn't the nicest to cross  |
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Post by Nidaros on Feb 24, 2019 12:53:45 GMT -5
Today: Still some snow near this small lake at 250 m ASL
Little snow at this viewpoint 320 m ASL
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Feb 25, 2019 1:45:12 GMT -5
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Post by rozenn on Feb 27, 2019 12:47:33 GMT -5
I'm in the Jura (eastern France near Geneva) atm, hthe weather's been gorgeous, with daytime temps in the mid-teen Celsius and lows ranging from 10°C in the highlands to minus single digits in the valleys as the weather is very prone to radiational cooling.    It's been a long time since someone hasn't taken care of driveway. The river is now completely free of ice thanks to a solid 2-week period of late April-like weather.  The lake is still frozen though as the temp stays below freezing 2/3rd of the time.  Some guy cross-country skiing in the evening.  Lakeshore  For some reason a lot of the houses have these metal sheets on south-facing walls:  Loads of these fucking steep slopes in the forest    This must be a potent frost hollow. With this weather, temps must be like 15°C at noon, 0°C at 5 pm, -15°C by midnight. By 5 pm the snow that had melted in the midday sun is frozen solid again, it's a pain to ski on - and to fall on!   "Beware of sleigh riders!"  Like these forests  The snow is melting quickly on south-facing slopes. They should get a couple feet next week though.  There they serve an utmost delicious blueberry pie:  This is the hugestest ski slope in the world, hence the crowd of grumpy Parisians:  At a nearby pass there's an awesome panorama over France's most venerable mountains:  Aiguille verte, Drus and Grandes Jorasses:  Mont Blanc:  Crow  Neat sunset  Cute cabin   Have I stated that I love these tall spruce forests?   |
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Post by Ariete on Feb 27, 2019 12:55:07 GMT -5
What? They have blueberry pie in the Alps? I thought that was only our thing.  |
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Post by rozenn on Feb 28, 2019 2:40:38 GMT -5
I guess blueberry pie is popular wherever blueberries are found? At least it's the best way to eat blueberries imo.  Btw, Jura is not part of the Alps!  |
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Post by Babu on Feb 28, 2019 12:33:17 GMT -5
That looks just like here, although we don't have mountain peakd in the distance in Umeå
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Post by Babu on Feb 28, 2019 16:38:06 GMT -5
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Post by Moron on Mar 2, 2019 11:17:48 GMT -5
Most are from my camera which is old and not very good as my phone died day 2 (and the photos I did take for some fucking stupid reason didn't automatically upload to google photos). Big post. View from my hostel window in kathmandu; birds circling the cool evening air in search of dinner:  The start of the hike in Besisahar:  Soccer pitch in Besisahar:  Beginning of Hike:  First clear view of the annapurna mountains! Me and my mate couldn't believe it!  Slightly more zoomed in  :  Undulations of the road:  Great spot looking down to Bahundanda (first night's sleep although I could've walked much further):  The great Annapurna, lifting to their lofty peaks over the carpet of subtropical forest...  Vistas following the valley north to the mighty Annapurna mountains from our first guesthouse:  Bahundanda (slightly out of focus but it's a great view none the less):  Taking a side route (everyone else took the road):  The Misty Mountains:  Town:  Already on the afternoon of day 2 we were seeing snow nearby!  Getting close to Tal (1700m) around 28.4N:  Remember, 1700m at 28.4N in late January; some of the coldest temps in this place ever supposedly. One of the wettest and coldest winters (snow was seen at the hills around the kathmandu valley twice in late jan and early feb).    End of day 2:  |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Mar 2, 2019 12:06:59 GMT -5
awesome photos Moron! 1700m isn't that high so that snowfall is pretty impressive. Looks like a geologist's paradise. What were the temps like in these photos? |
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Post by Moron on Mar 2, 2019 12:17:25 GMT -5
In Besisahar it was around 16-17C in the afternoon before rain came through. Temps stayed around 11-14C during the first day to Bahunanda (first night guesthouse). The day after we left under a light rain (maybe 11C) and the temperature stayed around there for most of the day before a few spots of sun around lunch time in Tal (1700m) probably raised the temp 3-5C within 10 minutes (the sun was at around 45 degrees). By the time we got to the end of day 2 it was around 2-4C, snow was melting by still laying on the ground in patches.
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Post by rozenn on Mar 2, 2019 15:36:02 GMT -5
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Post by nei on Mar 3, 2019 0:22:39 GMT -5
those last Jura photos rozenn look like they could be from Pennsylvania or upstate NY. Same type of rock and waterfall gorges. Even the farm fields might fit. One early photos looked like different trees from here. Anyhow, snowy NYC photos. For Giorbanguly since he likes NYC photos, right?    |
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Post by nei on Mar 3, 2019 11:08:21 GMT -5
some old photos of I hike I did on Mt. Tom near Northampton, Massachusetts. 2nd Saturday in February. Icy trail up, microspikes were very helpful   detoured around this iced over scramble on trail  ridge trail  very windy on the cliffs  narrow cliffy section    nice clear skies. Temperature was around 30°F, was 50°F and rainy the day before, melting lots of snow and then refreezing overnight. Very strong wind that slowly calmed down. The trail up to the ridge mostly blocked the wind, on the ridge, wind alternated from very strong to weaker  more ice on the way down |
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Post by nei on Mar 3, 2019 11:12:05 GMT -5
some NYC photos I forgot to post from late January. LIked the sunset. Outside of the coffee shop I visited  walked around a bit before going in, and caught a nice sunset  not sure if I like this wideangle view better north to the Empire State Building  south to the World Trade Center   |
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Post by Hiromant on Mar 5, 2019 13:47:35 GMT -5
All this snow fell overnight, it's like the Lord pressed the reset button on winter (Aesthete knows what I mean). -6°C and light after 6 PM, I guess you could call this "light winter" like people in the Arctic do.  |
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