Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America • Hacker News Board

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by tunap » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:30 PM UTC

TwiztidK wrote: post #33

dghughes wrote: post #28

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Winter surfing in January/February in -20C (-4F) is a thing in my region.

I know two guys who surf on Lake Michigan and Superior. They mostly go in the late Fall/early Winter because the waves are bigger, but the water is absolutely freezing.

No, no... you stop when the water hits absolute freezing. Before that it's really cold, and really harsh... I found it very difficult to surf/jet ski Lake Michigan in the winter as the surf was random and violent...

Ice Balls

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/563161128374171906/

Unnavigable Surf(Lake Erie)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/photographer-dave-sand...

edit: need a thesaurus

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by rconti » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:33 PM UTC

emptybits wrote: post #30

steadicat wrote: post #20

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I was gonna say... the trip to Alaska seems unnecessary. Average highs never surpass 70°F in San Francisco: http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/san-francisco/californi...

> the trip to Alaska seems unnecessary. Staying in one easy 70°F place did not satisfy the project goal. From the meteorologist behind it (emphasis mine): "Imagine that you really like days where the high temperature is 70°F AND YOU WANTED TO PLAN A ROAD TRIP where the temperature always hovers around 70°F" A 13,000 mile road trip is probably always unnecessary . Yet awesome! :-) I think it's impressive he fit the Al…

Reminds me of a motorcycle trip I took from CA to Alaska in late June/early July. Highest temp I saw the entire trip was 87f in Delta Junction, AK. Then went back to CA and ran into snow.

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by quotemstr » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:41 PM UTC

Am I the only one who prefers rain, snow, cold weather, and darkness?

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by sib » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:47 PM UTC

sytelus wrote: post #79

On Big Island, Hawaii you can probably find 70-degree weather somewhere anytime of year.

On the other hand, if you can't, the road trip gets really ugly, really quickly...

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by gbelote » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:49 PM UTC

quotemstr wrote: post #103

Am I the only one who prefers rain, snow, cold weather, and darkness?

Nope, you're not alone. I grew up in Upstate New York and I also enjoy precipitation, wintertime, and early evenings.

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by qbrass » Fri, Jul 08, 2016, 11:49 PM UTC

azernik wrote: post #88

knz wrote: post #66

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A true northern winter redefines your sense of cold if you are from a more mild climate. The ambient temperatures sting any exposed skin and freeze any moisture (like the inside of your nose or condensation as your exhale) almost instantly. Add in a strong wind and you can feel the heat being sucked from your body even if you have a good winter coat on. Visually, everything changes. Snow piles up so high you can't se…

As an Angeleno, that last sentence does not follow from the rest of that horrific description.

Stockholm syndrome.

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by donretag » Sat, Jul 09, 2016, 12:09 AM UTC

stephencanon wrote: post #94

donretag wrote: post #59

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I live in LA (somewhat new, but I have been in CA for years), and I do not miss seasons at all. It has been many years since I have seen snow, and I plan to keep it that way. I cannot recall the last time I was in below freezing weather. I am an avid cyclist, and it is amazing to bike year round. My tan lines are very prominent from the amount of cycling I do in sunny weather.

Cycling is fun. Skiing is orders of magnitude more fun.

You are just doing it wrong. :) Since you ski, you probably mountain bike. Mostly downhill. Boring. I am a climber (road bikes of course). The longer the climb, the better. California has great climbs.

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by jlg23 » Sat, Jul 09, 2016, 12:26 AM UTC

CodeSheikh wrote: post #3

Too much free time and money on hands, eh? Good for you mate.

I work remotely for a non-profit. So neither too much time nor too much money but I still do live like this. Except for that 70F is way too cold for me, I like it above 85F.

Try it, makes one less grumpy ;)

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by dreamsofdragons » Sat, Jul 09, 2016, 12:41 AM UTC

dasil003 wrote: post #87

mmastrac wrote: post #64

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Yep, Calgary, Alberta. I wager that the folks from northern Montana have the same weather as us.

North Dakota and Minnesota are colder than Montana (at lower elevations too). Take a look at the climate data for Fargo, ND for instance, significantly colder than Calgary. It's colder because it's more continental, and you often see a big bubble of arctic air dipping down on the weather map.

Calgary is a bit of an outlier, they get a weather phenomena called chinooks. It's not uncommon for them to get several periods throughout the winter where their temperatures are above freezing due to these chinooks.

Re: Year-long road trip where it's 70°F every day in North America

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Post by stock_toaster » Sat, Jul 09, 2016, 12:44 AM UTC

quotemstr wrote: post #103

Am I the only one who prefers rain, snow, cold weather, and darkness?

I generally prefer the same -- I live in Portland after all...I had better like the rain!

That said, I do like/need/require a bit of sunshine now and then. What I certainly do not like, however, is lots of hot days.