Winter Riding in New Hampshire

[dhgeyer]

Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran

Once it was, like, 38!

Really? It got that warm in January? But, what I meant was, how cold does it get? :poke2:

[Water Warrior 2]

I can relate to what Alan means. After living here on the West Coast for 5 years I would probably keel over dead if I went back to a prairie winter. It is all about being acclimatized to milder temps. 40 below F was not uncommon this time of year in Edmonton Alberta. 30 below with bright sunshine was a beautiful day.

[dhgeyer]

Hey, I was just funnin' because I'm jealous. I just finished shoveling the driveway. The guy that plows us came early, then didn't come back to get that last inch or so. So a low of 38 with mostly warmer and sunny sounds pretty good to me.

I got it down to bare asphalt, though. As soon as the roads are clear I'll be back out there on the bike.

[alanmcorcoran]

Well, we've had a bit of a weather setback the last couple - been raining steadily - supposed to get three inches today alone. My front and back yard are pretty saturated - standing water in both. Not conducive to getting on two wheelers. Bit windy too, and all manner of weird crap in the roadways (soaked tumbleweeds, fr'instance.) Think it's about 50 though.

[Water Warrior 2]

Alan, do you get mud slides in your area ?

[alanmcorcoran]

It's been known to happen. We actually get something a little worse, something they call an "ancient landslide." If you are not lucky, your house might be built atop one.

When I first moved here there was a nine million dollar home that got a little crack in the driveway, that eventually expanded to be about a foot wide and they had to knock it down. The guy that bought only lived in it a few months before it went sliding down the hill. Here's a blog about a more recent one: http://wncsos.blogspot.com/2008/02/land ... thern.html

I live in a cheaper neighborhood where the ground is more stable - plus I have a jungle growing on the slope behind my house and the roots help hold the dirt in place.

[Water Warrior 2]

It is surprising to people who will build in the strangest places just for the view and then suffer the consequences. What, no forethought about "What If ".

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

After living here on the West Coast for 5 years I would probably keel over dead if I went back to a prairie winter. It is all about being acclimatized to milder temps.

I know exactly what you mean! When I went to my daughter's in England, for Christmas, it was the first snow I'd seen for 7 years. Made a mental note to NEVER go back to England in December!