HoarfrostHubb Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 We almost decided on a Canada trip instead of the Colorado one. Our son’s girlfriend’s passport had expired though and we didn’t think her renewed one would arrive in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: We almost decided on a Canada trip instead of the Colorado one. Our son’s girlfriend’s passport had expired though and we didn’t think her renewed one would arrive in time. Is an enhanced driver’s license available? That’s what my son has. His passport needs renewing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Treehouse (Charlton) on a Saturday. Busy busy busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 @powderfreak Rubbermaid industrial and supposedly bear proof trash can was easily defeated. Its been a very active summer here in Northern NJ with bears at our lake cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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powderfreak Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 41 minutes ago, BrianW said: @powderfreak Rubbermaid industrial and supposedly bear proof trash can was easily defeated. Its been a very active summer here in Northern NJ with bears at our lake cabin. Ha those look easy for the bears. Probably pop them like a pimple, just squeeze until the garbage pops out. That’s what they do with our compost buckets. Can’t get the top off so he smacks his paws together on both sides of it and it explodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 58 minutes ago, BrianW said: @powderfreak Rubbermaid industrial and supposedly bear proof trash can was easily defeated. Its been a very active summer here in Northern NJ with bears at our lake cabin. The NNJ lake community where i grew up (1950-71) now has bears wandering between the houses - most on lots 1/4-1/2 acre - and along the road I took for the 1/2-mile walk to the beach. Never saw one while living there, only a friend's sighting one crossing a side road about a mile from our home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 More pics from the Mt Blanc area (both Italian and French side - Courmayeur and Chamonix). Went on the “ice train” to the glacier cave today. So sad to see how the glacier is retreating. About 8 meters of ice lost every year - it’s crazy. I remember as a child a glacier that went almost all the way into Courmayeur, now you have to hike up some 3000 feet higher in elevation to find any ice, and where the glacier used to be is just a round valley filled with rubble. So sad. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Inside that ice looks bonkers. What a scene, thanks for the snaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Nice little hike to Dead Pond in Nottingham NH. Great weather with a breeze to keep the bugs at bay.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Happy Fourth Eve! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 A few more pics from the Italian alps. The Roman “bridge” (technically an aqueduct) was built in 3bc and it’s still standing. They put in a glass floor inside and it’s scary as f. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 hours ago, alex said: A few more pics from the Italian alps. The Roman “bridge” (technically an aqueduct) was built in 3bc and it’s still standing. They put in a glass floor inside and it’s scary as f. It's amazing what the ancient romans accomplished at the time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Avalanche killed 6 there today. https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/03/six-people-killed-in-huge-ice-avalanche-in-northern-italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Baroclinic Zone said: Avalanche killed 6 there today. https://www.euronews.com/2022/07/03/six-people-killed-in-huge-ice-avalanche-in-northern-italy Holy crap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 I immediately thought of Alex when this flashed up on my phone earlier. Not sure if he is anywhere near there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Nice surprise at work tonight. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 9 hours ago, powderfreak said: Holy crap. 8 hours ago, mreaves said: I immediately thought of Alex when this flashed up on my phone earlier. Not sure if he is anywhere near there. Yeah, the video footage is wild and I did think of Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Posted in the wrong thread. Visit by Mr Moose this morning. Dog went bonkers. Moose didn’t care 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 That’s sick Dave! Right in the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Fireworks from Webster (Webster Ma) Lake last night. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 53 minutes ago, powderfreak said: That’s sick Dave! Right in the yard. That was taken from inside. I wish I had been on the front steps. He (?) went though our yard and through the woods to our side and back. A neighbor on the next street over posted a video of the moose going through her back yard a few minutes later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 35 minutes ago, Modfan2 said: Fireworks from Webster (Webster Ma) Lake last night. Great shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: That was taken from inside. I wish I had been on the front steps. He (?) went though our yard and through the woods to our side and back. A neighbor on the next street over posted a video of the moose going through her back yard a few minutes later. Thank god you had Ginx’s old camera! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: That was taken from inside. I wish I had been on the front steps. He (?) went though our yard and through the woods to our side and back. A neighbor on the next street over posted a video of the moose going through her back yard a few minutes later. Looks like some nubs ahead of the ears, so likely a yearling bull. Weve had moose prune our apple trees, though less often than deer, but neither critter has messed with the garden. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Modfan2 said: Fireworks from Webster (Webster Ma) Lake last night. Lake chargogagomanchagogamogchabungugogamog or something like that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 19 hours ago, mreaves said: I immediately thought of Alex when this flashed up on my phone earlier. Not sure if he is anywhere near there. Thanks. I appreciate that. No I’m in Val d’Aosta, on the Western Italian Alps - on the border with French. The collapse was way East of here. Crazy to see that. You can’t really see it from my pictures but as you take the 5 Km gondola above the “Mer de Glace” you realize how the glacier is a giant playground. There are groups of 20-30 people rappelling down into crevasses, and many groups of hikers all roped to each other making the treck from Punta Helbroner on the Italian side, above Courmayeur, to Aguille du Midi, on the French side above Chamonix. It’s a bit surreal because the area is essentially a plateau at about 3500 m of elevation, so it feels like you're crossing Antarctica on a tiny 4 person gondola that spans 5 Km, about 3 miles, with not a single supporting beam. The glacier is called Mer de Glace, sea of ice - and pretty aptly named. As a kid I remember there being lifts there (movable J Hook style tows) but apparently they recently decided that the occasional skier falling into a crevasse is not worth it. The Mer de Glace gondola was closed for years - not sure why, so we jumped at the opportunity to do it since it was open and it was worth every minute, truly a once in a lifetime experience, although a bit scary. It’s about an hour and a half round trip in a tiny cramped 4 person gondola suspended at 3300-3800m of elevation above a glacier. Definitely anxiety provoking but the scenery is just indescribable. Sad that people lost lives visiting such incredible places - and even sadder that these places may be gone when my kids are my age. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 30 minutes ago, SJonesWX said: Lake chargogagomanchagogamogchabungugogamog or something like that Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 The worst night to be a dog. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, PhineasC said: The worst night to be a dog. We are lucky that a) not too many neighbors light off fireworks and b) our dog doesn’t seem to care too much. Other dogs aren’t so happy with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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