💬 Yellowstone

[TerryP]

Cold can be a vacation moment. Hot/humid is just us southerners way of life

This is how I read this:

"Hey, I've got an idea. Let's go on a vacation to relax and we're all cold, every day, all the time."

 

[Krimson]

 

[Krimson]

 

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[Krimson]

BVG, know we talked about Glacier. Here's a few pics. It's something I'd recommend seeing but if you're not into hiking or rafting it's a one day place for me. Tried to come on the shoulder season and barely made seeing the Going to the sun road as it opened yesterday. It's an amazing 50 mile ride but once that's done, go see many Glacier and then it's hiking or rafting time. We rented atv's yesterday and rode all over national forest land around hungry horse reservoir and I really enjoyed that more than the park, same scenery none of the crowds. Every parking space on gtts road was almost always full, lines of dumbass drivers, not my kinda place. I like yellowstone a lot more.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

BVG, know we talked about Glacier. Here's a few pics. It's something I'd recommend seeing but if you're not into hiking or rafting it's a one day place for me. Tried to come on the shoulder season and barely made seeing the Going to the sun road as it opened yesterday. It's an amazing 50 mile ride but once that's done, go see many Glacier and then it's hiking or rafting time. We rented atv's yesterday and rode all over national forest land around hungry horse reservoir and I really enjoyed that more than the park, same scenery none of the crowds. Every parking space on gtts road was almost always full, lines of dumbass drivers, not my kinda place. I like yellowstone a lot more.

Nice! Would love the ATV rides... we almost did that in Jackson Hole but balked because of the weather. When we go to Sedona, renting ATV's is by far my favorite thing to do... As for the hiking, my back and knee won't allow me to do too much of it, even on my better days... though I do enjoy it. Would love to do the rafting there, but not sure Mrs. and Little Miss Van de Graaff would go for it. It would likely take a toll on my back as well, but it would be worth it.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

This is how I read this:

"Hey, I've got an idea. Let's go on a vacation to relax and we're all cold, every day, all the time."

Lol. Welll. After these past few weeks...cold doesnt sound bad...
Till February....then..be impatiently waiting to warm up...

But ..... lived in cold...cold cold....it sux... to just go out in a long sleeve T.... would dream about

 

[TerryP]

Lol. Welll. After these past few weeks...cold doesnt sound bad...

I'm guessing it's around 80 this morning...wind is blowing enough where you can smell the ocean in the air. And, at 80, it's a little chilly with the breeze and moisture in the air.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I'm guessing it's around 80 this morning...wind is blowing enough where you can smell the ocean in the air. And, at 80, it's a little chilly with the breeze and moisture in the air.

69 in mountains. Cool. 80. Cant be cool

Just summer. Try not to complain.

Pool water is 88. Seen it get to 90 few years ago. Might very well make it this year
Our cooler nights bring it down some. But they look to be over next week. Thank goodness for trees

 

[Krimson]

Lol. Welll. After these past few weeks...cold doesnt sound bad...
Till February....then..be impatiently waiting to warm up...

But ..... lived in cold...cold cold....it sux... to just go out in a long sleeve T.... would dream about

54 here this morning, high of about 78. My kinda weather

 

[TerryP]

69 in mountains. Cool. 80. Cant be cool

Just summer. Try not to complain.

Pool water is 88. Seen it get to 90 few years ago. Might very well make it this year
Our cooler nights bring it down some. But they look to be over next week. Thank goodness for trees

I haven't been in the salt water in a few weeks, so this is a guess. The water temp in fresh water is roughly 80 right now...likely about the same in the salt water.

That said. When there is a breeze off the water, even if it is in the 80's, there's a chill in the air. You may call it a "cool breeze."

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I haven't been in the salt water in a few weeks, so this is a guess. The water temp in fresh water is roughly 80 right now...likely about the same in the salt water.

That said. When there is a breeze off the water, even if it is in the 80's, there's a chill in the air. You may call it a "cool breeze."

Or maybe "summer breeze"

 

[Krimson]

I haven't been in the salt water in a few weeks, so this is a guess. The water temp in fresh water is roughly 80 right now...likely about the same in the salt water.

That said. When there is a breeze off the water, even if it is in the 80's, there's a chill in the air. You may call it a "cool breeze."

Key west gets that cool breeze in the winter. We're usually there 3 to 4 months between October and March

 

[TerryP]

Key west gets that cool breeze in the winter. We're usually there 3 to 4 months between October and March

When I get off work tonight/tomorrow I'm taking the kayak out again. It'll be shorts, and a sweatshirt. Wind off the water is a different thing.

Based on what I'm seeing right now with the weather and the water...bet I'll pull two dozen bass tomorrow morning.

 

[Krimson]

When I get off work tonight/tomorrow I'm taking the kayak out again. It'll be shorts, and a sweatshirt. Wind off the water is a different thing.

Based on what I'm seeing right now with the weather and the water...bet I'll pull two dozen bass tomorrow morning.

Bass fishing is one of my favorite hobbies, don't get to do much of it being on the road. I could try from shore but that's just something I wanna be on the front deck for. Leave my boat at my folks in south alabama so usually get to go some in the spring and fall on my way through. I like spear fishing almost as much, helps me get my bow hunting fix in.

 

[TerryP]

Bass fishing is one of my favorite hobbies, don't get to do much of it being on the road. I could try from shore but that's just something I wanna be on the front deck for. Leave my boat at my folks in south alabama so usually get to go some in the spring and fall on my way through. I like spear fishing almost as much, helps me get my bow hunting fix in.

The water is glass this morning. Glass. They'll be biting at the rail road tracks when the train comes over...otherwise, looks like a dead morning. Crappie? I bet I could hit some beds this morning...may go that direction.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

When I get off work tonight/tomorrow I'm taking the kayak out again. It'll be shorts, and a sweatshirt. Wind off the water is a different thing.

Based on what I'm seeing right now with the weather and the water...bet I'll pull two dozen bass tomorrow morning.

Damn

 

[TerryP]

Damn

My mom's fight with Lupus kept me off the water yesterday. Two dozen? It isn't an exaggeration. Ironically, I have a few friends who have 50+ years of fishing the reservoir area. I could probably be a fishing guide ... but I don't think there's a such thing on the res. This is a seven/eight mile stretch of water (600 or so acres) where I can point to dozen's of crappie beds, dozen's of "hot spots" for bass.

I have a friend who is a member of a kayak fishing league...his June total, out of five bass right now, is 121". Think about that. Five, at 121 inches. HUGE fish.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

My mom's fight with Lupus kept me off the water yesterday. Two dozen? It isn't an exaggeration. Ironically, I have a few friends who have 50+ years of fishing the reservoir area. I could probably be a fishing guide ... but I don't think there's a such thing on the res. This is a seven/eight mile stretch of water (600 or so acres) where I can point to dozen's of crappie beds, dozen's of "hot spots" for bass.

I have a friend who is a member of a kayak fishing league...his June total, out of five bass right now, is 121". Think about that. Five, at 121 inches. HUGE fish.

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Wow. Sounds like great life.

But soory about ur mom.

 

[TerryP]

Wow. Sounds like great life.

But soory about ur mom.

When you have a parent dealing with Lupus, there's nothing great about life.

BUT, when it comes to things like hiking, biking, golfing, fishing, eating....yeah, Charleston is a pretty cool area.