2019-20 NH Winter/SH Summer Photo Thread, spoilers please!

shalop

Those pictures of snowy Vermont and Algonquin are great and all, and there is undoubtedly no shortage of snow. But the snow in Yellowknife looks so much more...pure.

Just beautiful up there. The picture from the Pilot's monument brings back some memories. 

didn't expect a ride photo from that day to pop up now




looks like you biked down to Lower Manhattan somewhere by Battery Park City?



saw that place when searching for places to stay; was hoping to stay closer to the Adirondack High Peaks. By the time I realized everything closer was overpriced, the Deer's Head Inn was booked up. Maybe another visit; good to know it's a good price.



at least you got a view, too cold for me and I don't want to risk frosting. I'm going to check vertical soundings to see what the temperature was

Yeah part of it is photographic effects caused by the environment. The thin layer of rime ice on the trees, low sun angle, and ice fog combine to give this effect that's similar to an angelic glow. The other part of it is, when you're out there in the North knowing there aren't many people around and nothing above -30C in a 1500km radius, the scenery just feels more pristine and real than anywhere in the lower US.




Yep, I just took the Hudson river bikeway all the way down to South Ferry.



I say if you can get under $150 a night, then go for it. I got $129 from Airbnb including taxes, fees, etc. 48 hour cancellation was included so no strings attached. I actually thought it'd be someone's house, not a real inn with restaurant, so it was well worth it for me. The 40 min drive to the Adk Loj is annoying, but definitely beats staying in a generic overpriced place closer to the Loj. Be warned that the restaurant only operates Thu-Sat 5-9pm during winter months.



Yeah the -22/-23 was just an approximation from a lapse rate calculation based on -18C in SLK at the time, not actually measured since I forgot my thermometer. Would be great to know what actual temp was.

Fuck, leaves on trees in February! That's insane.


Pics from a train window on a trip down south:

Parts of Southern Sweden have been given the highest class flood warning. This guy has to row a boat to get to his house.

Meanwhile here, spring is coming along nicely. 

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Dad sent me a nice picture from the valley today. Basically, today was a low clouds day in the village, so he drove up to the mountain above the first clouds layers and watched it from above. At least at 1500 m, it seems that there is some snow too.