We pay for those long summer nights at this time of year. Sun up at about 9:30 and down just after 4. But 6 months from now, at 0200 it will be twilight. :))

>>Not likely. :o) I did see your photos and I watched Open Range... :o)
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>>My favorite spot in the Rockies is actually not near the camp, but rather in the San Juans...
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>Your favorite is near Ouray, or Silverton? I like that area too, but I like the area around Gunnison and Crested Butte too. From Banff to Jasper is just unreal beauty. We saw moose grazing in the lakes, rocky mountain goats on the mountainside, near the road, etc. The water is ice blue, the nights very short (in summer) and the weather is nice too.<g>
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>>>>>You're right. There is a mountain drive between Jasper and Banff that is beyond belief. It doesn't get as cold in the mountains as it does here on the prairie. I'd love to have a place on a lake back in the woods in between a couple of rocky mountains. And, of course, a canoe.
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>>>>I've driven that road, all the way up above Jasper! It was too beautiful. It is actually more beautiful than Colorado - and that is saying a mouthful.
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>>>>>>>It's about 55 degrees twenty feet down. You don't need it though, as you are in permanent "T" shirt weather. :))
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>>>>>>I'm sure it would be to you! I camped out on a hunting trip in Colorado one year and it was -25 for the whole week we were there. That's some serious weather! We actually had a great time, even that cold. We had an outfitters tent with a wood stove and we kept it going. Cold like that, with the snow, in the mountains, is absolutely beautiful. However, I think it's best viewed from the warmth of a cabin. I now camp at the Best Western, where I can get a hot bath each night, and I also have to stay connected to my projects! Even with the cold, I'll bet you wouldn't trade the beauty olf Alberta for warmer weather!!!!
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>>>>>>>>I've always thought you should live underground up there. I guess the frost line is about 50 feet though! We'll see a high of 30 degrees farenheit today and a low in the 20s. I guess you could sit out by the pool in this weather!<g>
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>>>>>>>>>64? That's a no way to spend the first day of winter. You'll have to come up north. Bring rum and kindling. :)
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>>>>>>>>>>>This is the weather warning in Alberta today.
>>>>>>>>>>>This stuff generally moves south folks.
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>>>>>>>>>>>Warnings
>>>>>>>>>>>4:25 AM MST Sunday 21 December 2008
>>>>>>>>>>>Wind chill warning
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>>>>>>>>>>>Extreme wind chills colder than -40 celsius across much of central Alberta. This is a warning that extreme wind chill conditions are imminent or occurring in these regions. Monitor weather conditions..Listen for updated statements. Brisk winds and cold temperatures will generate extreme wind chills colder than -40 celsius across central Alberta this morning.
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>>>>>>>>>>>Have a toasty warm day. :))
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>>>>>>>>>>>PS - Donations to help pay my heating bill gratefully accepted. :)
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>>>>>>>>>>Scroll down and look at today's forecast, and then look at tomorrow's:
>>>>>>>>>>http://www.fayobserver.com/weather
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>>>>>>>>>>Typical North Carolina winter :o)
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>>>>>>>>>>PS - Have you thought about a wood burning stove? :o) My sister heated most of her house in Colorado with one :o) We actually used fireplaces for heat in the mountains when I lived there. Cold mornings, but the fire places quickly warmed the place.