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Ok... lets try again......... Peaking at 4-5k feet in North Carolina vs past peak with still colors at 2-3k feet in ADK. 850 miles to the north only 2000 feet elevation difference. That's interesting.
And the mid level temps in North Carolina haven't been that cool.
One of the most pleasing thing, living in the Blue Ridge was the long Fall weather. For the most part ( I lived on the Highlands plateau ) some years no snow for Christmas....then Jan/ Feb. we often got hammered , not uncommon 3 feet of white stuff over night. Down in the valley ( Georgia 6 miles ) it was raining. Very few plows, mostly road graders used to clear mountain roads.
One of the most pleasing thing, living in the Blue Ridge was the long Fall weather. For the most part ( I lived on the Highlands plateau ) some years no snow for Christmas....then Jan/ Feb. we often got hammered , not uncommon 3 feet of white stuff over night. Down in the valley ( Georgia 6 miles ) it was raining. Very few plows, mostly road graders used to clear mountain roads.
Yeah, I am liking the higher elevation climate more than some northern Latitude points. Shorter more tame summers and longer Falls is a win win for me.. add some decent snowfalls in winter and its a win, win, win.
Yeah, I am liking the higher elevation climate more than some northern Latitude points. Shorter more tame summers and longer Falls is a win win for me.. add some decent snowfalls in winter and its a win, win, win.
Yes , Living among the trees at 4100 ft on a 45 degree slice out of the mtn. was more " almost heaven" than WVA. Nothing like the Blue Ridge and the Smokies.
However there is a negative at 4100 ft. and its catching the winter fronts just right. The outcome were the spikes we experienced, I do remember 25 be low, frozen pipes, and icy mountain roads. I loved the snow,again there were extremes when the convergence was just right and we got 30 inches of heavy white overnight. These spikes and extremes share the same with the Great Plains, at-lest we had the mountains and trees and not the flat plains. ( I grew up in Iowa ) Remembering the " storm of the 100 years" was worse than anything I experienced in the Midwest. 90 mile winds, five to 6 ft of snow, no power for weeks. If you did not have a commercial snow cat you were doomed.....check it out , the entire SE was disabled , many deaths, and misery.
Yes , Living among the trees at 4100 ft on a 45 degree slice out of the mtn. was more " almost heaven" than WVA. Nothing like the Blue Ridge and the Smokies.
However there is a negative at 4100 ft. and its catching the winter fronts just right. The outcome were the spikes we experienced, I do remember 25 be low, frozen pipes, and icy mountain roads. I loved the snow,again there were extremes when the convergence was just right and we got 30 inches of heavy white overnight. These spikes and extremes share the same with the Great Plains, at-lest we had the mountains and trees and not the flat plains. ( I grew up in Iowa ) Remembering the " storm of the 100 years" was worse than anything I experienced in the Midwest. 90 mile winds, five to 6 ft of snow, no power for weeks. If you did not have a commercial snow cat you were doomed.....check it out , the entire SE was disabled , many deaths, and misery.
Hmmm "darstar"... we may have interacted in the past and I was the same intrigued and amazed at your experience there. Ahhh, the icy mountain roads, that is a nightmare. Do chains work in ice as good as they do in snow? Definitely a different lifestyle up there. In fact I used to watch Mountain Men a lot on history channel and always glued to the lifestyle and mountain weather they faced. It's something I would get accustomed to very quickly and enjoy it.
Hmmm "darstar"... we may have interacted in the past and I was the same intrigued and amazed at your experience there. Ahhh, the icy mountain roads, that is a nightmare. Do chains work in ice as good as they do in snow? Definitely a different lifestyle up there. In fact I used to watch Mountain Men a lot on history channel and always glued to the lifestyle and mountain weather they faced. It's something I would get accustomed to very quickly and enjoy it.
The custom started around 1900 when resorts were built in the lofty places . People came for the " cure ", thinking the clean mountain air would be good therapy. Same idea in other parts of the country where there were hot springs.........
Locals did not live in these high ridges, they settled in the valleys. If you get a chance rent the movie " Winter People ". It's all about early years, great flick.
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