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Originally Posted by Derek Klepp
Now Mike you’re just showing off.Thanks for those pics Just beautiful.Its even cool up here on the North Coast today.What you need is an old 75 series Landcruiser they go anywhere ride rough and work well with chains although mine were used in mud not snow.Still staying the extra day would always be better than returning to work.
Cheers and thanks again for the pics I always enjoy the updates on Eagleview.
Derek
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Hi Derek, something about snow makes a scene magical huh?...especially to most Aussies, as most of us rarely see it...it's certainly a joyous novelty to find myself with an observatory that not only sees snow on occassions throyught winter but also finds itself above the clouds sometimes, now
THAT is cool
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Originally Posted by Leo.G
Snow chains?
It's a stunning view you have from up there Mike, I'm sure the extra night was absolute torture unless you had no heating or food?
I'm shocked you don't have rails on the steps though so no nasty slide coming down in bad conditions. I guess you're not out there when it's raining or snowing.
We had snow here Monday morning apparently, I slept right through it. I'll see the next lot.
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Leo
Aaaah yes, I have them
they were even in the back of the car, thing is, I never got around to practising fitting them
, then when it came time to to put them on the car was parked in thick snow and on a slope next to the house and I couldn't for the life of me get it right
bluudy sprained a ligament in my index finger too would you believe
in my frustrated pulling when they got stuck under my rear tire (it must have looked like a comedy act?)...soooooo, I decided I might be ok
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Yes, being stuck in a cosy mountain cabin, in the snow, with good internet, a warm fire and a fridge full of award winning beers.and Cider et al and watching the Olympics while munching on chips then a bowl of salmon pasta (with garlic, corn, tarragon, capers, lemon juice, parsley and spring onion...waaaas doing it tough, I know
...still, couldn't quite relax while the car was stuck in snow a kilometre from the house and if it snowed more it would only get more stuck....
All's well that ends well....and my wife says I have no feeling...I walked around for about 30min taking photos on Sun morning in shorts and without gloves, so by the time I got back inside, sheesh, my hands were in so much pain it took about 20min for it subside while slowly warming them back up under my arms and in a warm water bath...in 40 years of doing astronomy mostly in cold conditions, I have never felt this before and I now have an appreciation of what true frost bight must be like
The drive/fire trail, was pretty snow covered, no wonder the car had no hope going down the steep section
....and my butt and calves are sore today from all the up and down snow trudging, not used to it, bit like sand running/walking.
On the trudge back from the bogged car, I managed to get a nice snowy shot of where we spread my son Ben's ashses, with the nearby snow covered Tinderry peaks in the background, so that was nice.
Oh and you are quite right about the a railing and ice on the deck...because I do visit the dome regularly throughout a night of imaging, so I do need to be very careful when walking on the boards. I have started to sprinkle salt on any remaining water from the previous nights thaw at sunset and this actually works, it doesn't turn into ice, well only tested down to about -5C at least.
Mike