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Post by Jaga on Nov 28, 2005 19:09:55 GMT -7
We had quite a lot of snow Friday evening and Saturday, they predict even more this week. When I will have some pictures downloaded from my camera I will let you know. I worry a bit since driving is not easy in these conditions so if you would not hear from me in the next days....  |
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Post by suzanne on Nov 29, 2005 7:57:46 GMT -7
We had snow last week on Thanksgiving, but unfortunately most of it has melted since it got too warm yesterday. Please drive carefully in the snow and stay safe!
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Post by bescheid on Nov 29, 2005 9:18:54 GMT -7
Jaga
Oh my! sounds as of a lot of snow! Do you have the winter treads installed yet? Traction is a confidence builder.
Charles
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Post by bescheid on Nov 29, 2005 9:26:31 GMT -7
Suzanne
Boy a skiff, that can be dangerous! Other drivers seem to lose their good senses by taking too much risk in their driving.
We were hit with skiffs in various areas in the North West here, but, not in our area of Edmonds. But of course, the television people played it to the hilt with scare tactics of '"heavy snow storm watch".
Some times it is my suspicion that the news people have investments in snow tire companies.
Charles
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Post by Jaga on Nov 29, 2005 11:56:06 GMT -7
Please drive carefully in the snow and stay safe! Susan, sure! What would you do without me.... just joking |
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Post by suzanne on Nov 29, 2005 12:31:45 GMT -7
Jaga, we would all be utterly lost without you!  Watch out for black ice when driving! Is Idaho pretty much snow-covered for the entire winter? Here we can get winters like that. |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 29, 2005 19:41:33 GMT -7
Susan,
thanks. The beginning of the winter is the worst because it is still warm, lot of snow, some snow can melt and change into ice.
They predict more snow for the whole week. Today we saw many accidents on the highway and even when I was driving home. I was really scared. I was 30 minutes later than usual. I took a bus at 4 and I was home after 6.
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 8:56:49 GMT -7
It stopped snowing in the evening and the clouded sky became amazingly bright. In some parts of the sky it almost looked as the Northern Lights - there was definitively a diffraction of light into blue and pink - probably also a reflection of the lights from the downtown.
IT looked so amazing. I even was able to make some pictures. Pocatello, the town I am working in looks incredibly today because the sky is clear (some thick clouds on the horizon) and the mountains (this is a nice town in the mountains) are clearly light! I wish I had a camera with me!
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Post by suzanne on Nov 30, 2005 11:10:20 GMT -7
In some parts of the sky it almost looked as the Northern Lights - there was definitively a diffraction of light into blue and pink - probably also a reflection of the lights from the downtown. ! Wow, are you guys ever able to actually see Northern Lights where you are? Or are you too far south? I've never seen them. |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 13:31:27 GMT -7
Susan,
people are stating that you can see Nortern Lights, but I did not see it here. THe latitude of IDaho is not that much north as Poland and I never really saw the northern lights in Poland.
Now, why it was so bright at night? The sky was covered with clouds but there were snowy clouds, quite whitish, I am not sure what phase of the moon are we in but it might be that the whole reflection moon-clouds-snow on the ground - since the air is really clear here we do not have pollution like in Poland. I guess, it is probably less polution in Idaho Falls than in Polish mountains rural areas. There were some colors seen - which was amazing but this was caused rather not by the Northern LIghts, especially since the sky was covered but by reflection adn diffraction of the downtown area lights from the clouds. You need to remember that Idaho Falls where I live is on the same altitude as Turbacz (the highest summit in Polish Gorce is only just over 1,300 m high) - so the clouds because of the low pressure are very close to the ground!!! We have wonderful sunsets here
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 13:33:03 GMT -7
Pocatello, where I work is situated in a valley a bit lower than Idaho Falls but it has much nicer scenery. Look here:  |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 13:35:12 GMT -7
I actually did a couple of pictures with a digital camera borrowed from the Department when I was on the Hill - in the Accelerator Center, I will show you some of the pictures tonight. Here is one more picture from the web: The mountains are actually much nicer in winter because in summer they are a bit "nacked" - not too much grows there  |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 13:58:04 GMT -7
Here is even better picture but still not that beautiful as the mountains looked in the morning fresh snow in the sunshine  |
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Post by Jaga on Nov 30, 2005 14:00:34 GMT -7
Ha ha ha and this is were my bosses sit. Actually just from this place (accelerator center - which is located on the hill) you can see Pocatello in the Valley in the mountains like on the picture which I posted before:  CHECK ALL PICTURES:
www.pocatelloidaho.com/CVB/photo_tour.htm |
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Post by nancy on Nov 30, 2005 14:08:38 GMT -7
Nice photos, Jaga! I am glad you are safe and just talking about the beautiful scenery where you are.
No snow here, but it has been 60 degrees and raining all day.
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