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Post by inger on Jan 14, 2024 13:30:22 GMT -5
I stole Chiberia from local photographer Barry Butler, who takes some of the best pictures of the city that you'll ever see. Wasn't it amazing when we were kids, and the weather never bothered us? We'd play football in any weather, now I don't even want to go out and get the mail.  lol! Yep, I know exactly what you mean. Growing up I didn't care about the heat and humidity, except for 1 extremely hot and humid summer day when I was pitching and almost passed out for not listening to my Catcher and Coach that both told me to "pace myself." Playing baseball all day on a sun drenched field in Maryland with 95 degree/90% humidity without drinking a drop of water until all three games were over. My tongue was like cotton by the time I got home. Never had a leg cramp. Now my calves and biceps cramp just walking around all the time and I usually drink close to a gallon a day… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 14, 2024 14:10:42 GMT -5
We're on the same frequency here. We lived in Santa Fe in the mid-80s and loved visiting that other Las Vegas. Winter 2022 we spent mostly in Sedona and loved it. It was fortunately pretty quiet. We love the old Route 66 towns so of course made trips to Flagstaff-- it looks just like the kind of place "The Fugitive" would have found temporary work -- and there was a fun old hotel there the Monte Vista whose bar we patronized regularly. We made side overnight trips to Holbrook just to stay in The Wigwam -- what a hoot, good strictly for the anecdote potential -- went to Hubbell(sp?) Trading Post which we love and on the way back did stay at La Posada in Winslow. It was very nice, I would recommend it. It took a lot of waiting to get a photo of that mural of standing on the corner because like the Abbey Road crosswalk the picture posing never ends. There is also a great Rt. 66 La Posada in ABQ, although that downtown at night has gotten a bit dicey. We just love the southwest. Gallup is cool for the Navajo rugs and general ambiance. Yes, for sure the Broadmoor is beautiful. Likewise you mentioned the Sagamore, more old school charm. Perhaps the Southern equivalent to that is Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. You obviously know that part of the country well. Love all that stuff. Our all-too-infrequent poster bearman is a veteran of the South Carolina Beach Music scene, so if the shag-dancing culture has come across your radar, be sure to plunge in on the music thread. We usually stop in Santa Fe on our trips to or back from Colorado. My wife has a very close, lifelong friend who lives there, so we take a night to visit with her. Often stop in Holbrook & Gallup, but never stayed at The Wigwam. Gallup, of course, has the old El Rancho Hotel. We’ve eaten in the restaurant but haven’t stayed overnight. Looking kinda run down. There are a couple of pretty cool historic hotels in Prescott, AZ…hotel St. Michael and Hassayampa Inn, where we’ll be staying in August when we take a short trip which will include Sedona and Flagstaff. I know The Monte Vista, but we've never stayed there. I will, however, eventually be spending a very, very long time in the area…or at least my human remains will…having chosen a tree in the Flagstaff Memorial Forest, at the direction of my wife, under which my ashes will be spread. |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 14, 2024 14:16:57 GMT -5
My only complaint about the winter is when it snows. Don't care for the heat and humidity, a tee shirt and shorts doesn't do much to cool off. In the winter a warm jacket does wonders. I like the fact that we only get about 28 of snow here. Everybody thinks Colorado? You must like shoveling snow! Nope. Most of our snows are about 1/2” of light powder. Now, the winter wind, tgat can be a bit brutal, but I stay in the house when it gets that way as much as I can. 🥶 Living at 7600 feet to have hot, but not beastly hot summers… Exactly. Depending on exposure, usually not much shoveling needed as the powder blows away. Also, it could be 20 degrees and snowing like mad, and the next day sunny & 60. |
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Post by inger on Jan 14, 2024 14:28:32 GMT -5
I like the fact that we only get about 28 of snow here. Everybody thinks Colorado? You must like shoveling snow! Nope. Most of our snows are about 1/2” of light powder. Now, the winter wind, tgat can be a bit brutal, but I stay in the house when it gets that way as much as I can. 🥶 Living at 7600 feet to have hot, but not beastly hot summers… Exactly. Depending on exposure, usually not much shoveling needed as the powder blows away. Also, it could be 20 degrees and snowing like mad, and the next day sunny & 60. We’re also fortunate that our house faces the east, so most of everything melts away first thing in the morning… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 14, 2024 14:35:42 GMT -5
Exactly. Depending on exposure, usually not much shoveling needed as the powder blows away. Also, it could be 20 degrees and snowing like mad, and the next day sunny & 60. We’re also fortunate that our house faces the east, so most of everything melts away first thing in the morning… When I was living in The Adirondacks people would often say that I should be used to the brutal winters having moved there from Colorado. That's the image many around the country have. Didn't help that every time Broncos games were televised they'd show pictures of snow-covered Mt. Evans as if that's where Mile High Stadium was. |
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Post by inger on Jan 14, 2024 14:42:01 GMT -5
We’re also fortunate that our house faces the east, so most of everything melts away first thing in the morning… When I was living in The Adirondacks people would often say that I should be used to the brutal winters having moved there from Colorado. That's the image many around the country have. Didn't help that every time Broncos games were televised they'd show pictures of snow-covered Mt. Evans as if that's where Mile High Stadium was. I can drive about an hour and be on Wolf Creek Pass with 400 inches of snowfall annually, or take pictures of Mt. Blanca out the front window and the San Juan’s out the back one. I’d rather see it from a distance than be standing in it any day. I figured out long ago as well that I’d rather live in a valley where I can see mountains than to live up in one or even right up against one. Here we get mountain weather without having to deal with the mountain “problems”. Like avalanche, forest fire, bears… |
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Post by Max on Jan 14, 2024 14:46:50 GMT -5
Speaking of weather..Who won the Bills/Steelers game?  |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 14, 2024 14:53:35 GMT -5
When I was living in The Adirondacks people would often say that I should be used to the brutal winters having moved there from Colorado. That's the image many around the country have. Didn't help that every time Broncos games were televised they'd show pictures of snow-covered Mt. Evans as if that's where Mile High Stadium was. I can drive about an hour and be on Wolf Creek Pass with 400 inches of snowfall annually, or take pictures of Mt. Blanca out the front window and the San Juan’s out the back one. I’d rather see it from a distance than be standing in it any day. I figured out long ago as well that I’d rather live in a valley where I can see mountains than to live up in one or even right up against one. Here we get mountain weather without having to deal with the mountain “problems”. Like avalanche, forest fire, bears… Most people around the country know Colorado for its mountains & skiing. While many think Denver is in the mountains, east of the Front Range doesn't look much different than Kansas. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 14, 2024 15:21:13 GMT -5
Speaking of weather..Who won the Bills/Steelers game? Ha ha, they should have just moved the game to Pittsburgh. |
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Post by Max on Jan 14, 2024 15:23:14 GMT -5
Speaking of weather..Who won the Bills/Steelers game? Ha ha, they have just moved the game to Pittsburgh.
DID THEY REALLY???????!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 14, 2024 15:34:00 GMT -5
Ha ha, they have just moved the game to Pittsburgh.
DID THEY REALLY???????!!!!!!!!!!
opps, sorry a typo. I meant they SHOULD have. I need to proof read posts more often. |
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Post by Max on Jan 14, 2024 15:40:26 GMT -5
DID THEY REALLY???????!!!!!!!!!!
opps, sorry a typo. I meant they SHOULD have. I need to proof read posts more often.
LOL! No need to be sorry, you gave me a good laugh, because I was wondering why the Bills would agree to that. I know a couple of Bills fans that would have been very upset if the game was moved to Pittsburgh of all places.
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Post by chiyankee on Jan 14, 2024 16:47:12 GMT -5
opps, sorry a typo. I meant they SHOULD have. I need to proof read posts more often.
LOL! No need to be sorry, you gave me a good laugh, because I was wondering why the Bills would agree to that. I know a couple of Bills fans that would have been very upset if the game was moved to Pittsburgh of all places.
Looks like the game is still on for tomorrow. It stinks for me, because I don't have MLK Day off and have to work. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 14, 2024 23:33:34 GMT -5
We’re also fortunate that our house faces the east, so most of everything melts away first thing in the morning… When I was living in The Adirondacks people would often say that I should be used to the brutal winters having moved there from Colorado. That's the image many around the country have. Didn't help that every time Broncos games were televised they'd show pictures of snow-covered Mt. Evans as if that's where Mile High Stadium was. For people of a certain age, that mid-October 1984 blizzard at Mile High on Monday Night Football forever defined Denver weather. I believe 15 inches of snow in that one, and Green Bay fumbled on its first two plays from scrimmage, both of which the Broncos returned for touchdowns. It's a bit like people talk about the Eagles' fans booing Santa Claus as if it happened just a few years ago or was an annual tradition (I wish.) It happened over 55 years ago and was actually quite funny. As Mark Twain said, "give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep until noon." For sure that powdery snow is a breeze to deal with compared to the wet, heavy northeast variety. My car could be covered with a foot of Sangre de Cristo powder and I could fluff it off with my hand without getting wet. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jan 15, 2024 0:12:44 GMT -5
We're on the same frequency here. We lived in Santa Fe in the mid-80s and loved visiting that other Las Vegas. Winter 2022 we spent mostly in Sedona and loved it. It was fortunately pretty quiet. We love the old Route 66 towns so of course made trips to Flagstaff-- it looks just like the kind of place "The Fugitive" would have found temporary work -- and there was a fun old hotel there the Monte Vista whose bar we patronized regularly. We made side overnight trips to Holbrook just to stay in The Wigwam -- what a hoot, good strictly for the anecdote potential -- went to Hubbell(sp?) Trading Post which we love and on the way back did stay at La Posada in Winslow. It was very nice, I would recommend it. It took a lot of waiting to get a photo of that mural of standing on the corner because like the Abbey Road crosswalk the picture posing never ends. There is also a great Rt. 66 La Posada in ABQ, although that downtown at night has gotten a bit dicey. We just love the southwest. Gallup is cool for the Navajo rugs and general ambiance. Yes, for sure the Broadmoor is beautiful. Likewise you mentioned the Sagamore, more old school charm. Perhaps the Southern equivalent to that is Jekyll Island Club in Georgia. You obviously know that part of the country well. Love all that stuff. Our all-too-infrequent poster bearman is a veteran of the South Carolina Beach Music scene, so if the shag-dancing culture has come across your radar, be sure to plunge in on the music thread. We usually stop in Santa Fe on our trips to or back from Colorado. My wife has a very close, lifelong friend who lives there, so we take a night to visit with her. Often stop in Holbrook & Gallup, but never stayed at The Wigwam. Gallup, of course, has the old El Rancho Hotel. We’ve eaten in the restaurant but haven’t stayed overnight. Looking kinda run down. There are a couple of pretty cool historic hotels in Prescott, AZ…hotel St. Michael and Hassayampa Inn, where we’ll be staying in August when we take a short trip which will include Sedona and Flagstaff. I know The Monte Vista, but we've never stayed there. I will, however, eventually be spending a very, very long time in the area…or at least my human remains will…having chosen a tree in the Flagstaff Memorial Forest, at the direction of my wife, under which my ashes will be spread. Sounds like a nice place to cash in your chips. I saw those hotels in Prescott during one of our day trips from Sedona. It's a neat Victorian Old West town. We stopped in at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot and Jerome in that general area. Wonderful country. Kingman is another good Route 66 town. The most famous hotel there is the Hilltop, where Timothy McVeigh stayed as he was plotting to blow up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. I can't vouch for that one. Seligman I am sure you know. I definitely would not go out of my way to stay at the Wigwam for anything other than humorous reasons. A teepee-shaped room doesn't lend itself to comfort. I had to constantly hunch over to avoid bumping my head on the slanted walls, and the decor was basically prison-level. The bathroom would have been substandard in the 1930s; no self-respecting Okie migrant would have stayed there. But it's fun for one sleepless night, cheap, convenient to Petrified Forest, has a nice collection of vintage cars spread around the lot and an interesting local history exhibit in the lobby. I hope it never changes. |
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