Brewbeer

Once you treat for crabgrass you shouldn’t disturb the ground, detaching will definitely reduce the effectiveness of the anti crab grass application.

I was evac'ed off Magic's Red chair a few years ago. Was one of the last chairs unloaded, about 80 minutes on the chair.

Wolf Creek opened on Saturday:

Loveland is usually the first to open, followed by A-Basin, in mid to late October. If nothing is open, you might try using a car as the "lift". When I lived in Steamboat, before the mountain opened for the season, we used to drive up one of the local mountain passes as far as we could, and ski down to where the snow ran out, leaving one person to drive for each run. Might be able to do that on Rt. 6 (Loveland Pass road) between Loveland and A-Basin, if both ski areas aren't open.

Snizzle here in downtown Springfield. Roads are wet, about 2 inches on grassy surfaces. Looks to be just about over.

Heaviest of the day. Not even heavy enough to accumulate.

A little under 2 inches OTG here in downtown Springfield, where we have been between the two bands all day long.

How's it looking? Should I stay up?

Is it legal to drive up there? The view from the solar farm might be good, too.

Here is a link to a map which shows "dark sky" locations, which combined with a topo map, should be useful for finding good viewing spots: http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/ And another: http://darksitefinder.com/maps/unitedstates-15color.html Berkshire East Ski area is probably in one of the darker parts of Massachusetts, and it has a large treeless parking lot that has a good view to the north. In southern Vermont, check out the Green Mountain National Forest off Route 9 west of Brattleboro in the vicinity of the Deerfield River. About 5 or 6 miles west of Wilmington, turn right onto Forest Road 71, follow for 12-13 miles and turn right onto Somerset Road, and follow for a few more miles until you get to the Somerset Reservoir. There is plenty of parking and a great view to the north across the reservoir. Or, follow Forest Road 71 north and look of clearings. It's mostly wooded, but it promises to be very dark and there are some marshy clearings along it's length, including one at it's northerly terminus with Kelly Stand Road. Primitive camping is permitted along Forest Road 71.