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how was your weather?
My tour of the Alps this year coincided with the best weather I can
recall, and I cant recall how good it was more than 20 years ago. I was younger and faster then and the weather didn't matter to me because it was all a big adventure. From 11 July - 03 August the sun shone and we kept hearing of a heat wave as we rode in the high country. Besides, heat waves in the Alps are often punctuated by evening thunderstorms from which we benefited on the so called hottest days. It rained before we started and Autumn arrives the last day of the tour. The Stelvio has had snow showers on and off ever since. http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOALTO http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?TERRAZZAPIROVANO http://www.topin.ch/scripts/big_img.php?bild=ZER.JPG ride report is in the making. http://tinyurl.com/dr4ot Jobst Brandt |
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I rode 100 miles in cold driving rain. Well, the first five were probably just chilly. And only ten were probably really driving and stinging. But I was getting a "nose ache" towards the end, and I'm surprised I haven't caught cold at all. It was an interestingly experience. What misery! But nothing like in the Army. When I had to sleep wet. Ugh!! Crud between your toes and all. |
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Tim McNamara writes:
My tour of the Alps this year coincided with the best weather I can recall, and I cant recall how good it was more than 20 years ago. I was younger and faster then and the weather didn't matter to me because it was all a big adventure. From 11 July - 03 August the sun shone and we kept hearing of a heat wave as we rode in the high country. Besides, heat waves in the Alps are often punctuated by evening thunderstorms from which we benefited on the so called hottest days. It rained before we started and Autumn arrived the last day of the tour. So I have read repeatedly how the Alps are warming dramatically and how snow pack and glaciers are melting very fast. Did you notice any changes like this during your ride? Yes, there were only moraines where I once saw glaciers but that is over that last 20years, not just a hot summer. The Stelvio has had snow showers on and off ever since. http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOALTO http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?TERRAZZAPIROVANO http://www.topin.ch/scripts/big_img.php?bild=ZER.JPG ride report is in the making. http://tinyurl.com/dr4ot Looking forward to reading it, as always. There are lots of pictures to edit as well. Jobst Brandt |
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... The Stelvio has had snow showers on and off ever since. http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOALTO http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?TERRAZZAPIROVANO http://www.topin.ch/scripts/big_img.php?bild=ZER.JPG ride report is in the making. http://tinyurl.com/dr4ot Under the heading of HOLY ****!!! is the Stelvio as steep as it looks in that photograph? |
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Tom Kunich writes:
The Stelvio has had snow showers on and off ever since. http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOALTO http://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?TERRAZZAPIROVANO http://www.topin.ch/scripts/big_img.php?bild=ZER.JPG ride report is in the making. http://tinyurl.com/dr4ot Under the heading of HOLY ****!!! is the Stelvio as steep as it looks in that photograph? You mean this photograph: http://tinyurl.com/agnvh http://tinyurl.com/9ah2r Yes, it's a long climb but exhilarating as you can see from the scenery. Check out the web cam at the top in the morning when it is daylight in the Alps. That's the view across the summit into the Valtellina, the zigzags in the last two URLs. Jobst Brandt |
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wrote: Tom Kunich writes: Under the heading of HOLY ****!!! is the Stelvio as steep as it looks in that photograph? You mean this photograph: http://tinyurl.com/agnvh http://tinyurl.com/9ah2r Yes, it's a long climb but exhilarating as you can see from the scenery. Riding up that would be fine. I'd hate to drive a car up it! |
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Tim McNamara wrote:
Riding up that would be fine. I'd hate to drive a car up it! I see buses in the photo. Art Harris |
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Tim McNamara wrote
I have read repeatedly how the Alps are warming dramatically and how snowpack and glaciers are melting very fast. Try comparing the glacier in this photo http://www.trentobike.org/Countries/...ry/glacier.jpg whose thumbnail is given for Col Ferret near Monte Bianco on the Tour of the Alps gallery page at http://tinyurl.com/dr4ot with the same glacier in the first photo on this page http://roberts-1.com/t/b06/mb taken two weeks ago when I got (thankfully) inspired by one of Jobst Brandt's reports to try getting my bike over a high pass without benefit of asphalt. I'm guessing that I spent a higher percentage of my time pushing and carrying my bike than he did. Ken |
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Ken Roberts wrote: with the same glacier in the first photo on this page http://roberts-1.com/t/b06/mb taken two weeks ago Care to expand a bit and tell us more about your journey? Sergio Pisa |
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