December Snow/Rain Camp 2008 - Oregon

IFBwax · Post by **IFBwax** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:49 pm

deschutestrout wrote:Cripes, the weather is holding strong. Should be camping this weekend too...my boys are ready Nope, time to hunker down for the hollerdays. Gosh I love that area. Accessible, big trees, nice camp, historic creek...what more do ya need? Bob, Troy, Jasan, Stephan (with chain saw), Bookwus........beer. That'll work! Already got mini dutch ovens ordered for the kids Christmas...they'll wonder why they received a bag of coal ... Zane will likely figure it out.

Yeah the weather is going to hold one more day.. then BAM!!!!!

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:04 pm

deschutestrout wrote:Cripes, the weather is holding strong.

Thanks for the pics all. For one who has two in the garage, it is keeping hope alive. It's in the teens here, way early. You guys were griping about the '30s and I was like I am out there in my tanktop! Wimps!

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:15 pm

chitwnvw wrote:
deschutestrout wrote:Cripes, the weather is holding strong.
Thanks for the pics all. For one who has two in the garage, it is keeping hope alive. It's in the teens here, way early. You guys were griping about the '30s and I was like I am out there in my tanktop! Wimps!

Looks like we'll be joing you at the begining of the week. Highs in the 20's lows in the teens. I'd still be out there camping though. I can handle the cold, it's the rain that makes camping crappy for me.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:21 pm

Westy78 wrote:
chitwnvw wrote:
deschutestrout wrote:Cripes, the weather is holding strong.
Thanks for the pics all. For one who has two in the garage, it is keeping hope alive. It's in the teens here, way early. You guys were griping about the '30s and I was like I am out there in my tanktop! Wimps!
Looks like we'll be joing you at the begining of the week. Highs in the 20's lows in the teens. I'd still be out there camping though. I can handle the cold, it's the rain that makes camping crappy for me.

When I bike messengered, 35 and rainy was the worst...

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:50 am

It's a little different sitting out continuously in it though. Kinda drains ya after a couple days.

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:57 am

hambone wrote:It's a little different sitting out continuously in it though. Kinda drains ya after a couple days.

If you were talking to me, I agree. That chilly rain saps your energy away. I'll take snow any day if I am going to be in the elements for any period of time. You did get to go into your comfy weekender and warm up though, right?

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:14 am

YOU TALKIN TA ME? (Deniro)
YA I"M TALKIN TA YOU
Yes the bus sleepy time is the only salvation. Very cozy. Can you believe I was the only one without a portable heater? I guess my Midwest training comes in handy.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:21 am

chitwnvw wrote:
hambone wrote:It's a little different sitting out continuously in it though. Kinda drains ya after a couple days.
If you were talking to me, I agree. That chilly rain saps your energy away. I'll take snow any day if I am going to be in the elements for any period of time. You did get to go into your comfy weekender and warm up though, right?

We only had a bit of rain the last morning...we got off easy and forced Hambone to stay outside the entire time.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:28 am

I'm slow.

Morning promise

Friend in the window. We were supposed to meet at a gas station, and I was running a bit late. Worried about Troy, only to look in rearview mirror and see th' thumbs up. Freaky.

On the way

Morning mist mystery man

Gypsie

"I take it black thank you"

If you thought I was busy you should see Mark with his kids. Most Attentive Dad Ever.

Handsome feller O72.

Glory-partakers

Quick trip to heaven

Looking for Gypsie under the ice (he arrived late at night with hot tacos, but speculation included hilarious tales up upturned van and babbling GPS)

More handsome mountainmen.

Normalized vision after beer and smoke. IAC style.

Room with view.

Om mani padme hum. Yours in Christ.

Th Gatekeeper.

Things got weird.

An accident, or vortex. I like it.

"so I says to Mabel......"

We Are Diverse

10 minutes of sun between the rain

Tuff

Gypsie dot, climbing past Dracula's castle in the windy cold rain.

Salmon River

Speculating mists.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:41 am

GREAT pics Bob! "So I says to Mabel" that one cracks me up. Thanks for the "attentive daddy" comment...I truely enjoy campin' with those guys and was proud they were so dang hearty on this not-so-summerlike trip. That was likely the longest hike they'd ever taken and not even a whimper. They're already talkin' bout next time. NOT Nehalem tho...that one's just for me (and all ya'all of course)

I think Gyspie will need to carry his GPS on our stoney stumble there, though

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:31 pm

What a difference a week makes:

National Weather Service

Watches, Warnings & Advisories
Local weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code

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Blizzard Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
106 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STRONG WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE
HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY AFFECT EVEN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON BY SUNDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC WINTER STORM IS MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY AND WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THROUGH
SATURDAY AS THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET BY
SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
HIGHER CASCADES...WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW EVEN
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

A SECOND SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE AND TRANSITION DOWN THE
COAST BRINGING FAVORABLE FLOW AND MOISTURE FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA INCLUDING THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY FLOOR.

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-130630-
/O.CON.KPQR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081213T2000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
106 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SATURDAY.

HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH SATURDAY
COULD REACH 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER IN MUCH OF THE CASCADES.
WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 75 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT OVER
THE HIGHER RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...THEN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN
HEAVY SNOW IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AS COLDER AIR
MOVES INTO THE AREA...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
THROUGH TONIGHT...REACHING TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET SATURDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:55 pm

Yeah! Thank Mabel for our good fortune of picking last weekend...we (I) would have likely bailed with the forecast we're facing. Clouds are building, temp is dropping, a few scattered raindrops...hopefully will snow like hell here tonight! I like snow...specially when I'm home and cozy warm. And a good layer will help keep our many, many, many pipes to cabins, etc. from freezing.

Oregon72 · Post by **Oregon72** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:34 pm

hambone wrote:
Normalized vision after beer and smoke. IAC style.

Mark, either you were diggin' out a wedgie or that dent owes you an apology.

Great pics Bob - I've been checking back daily for for some of your photographic magic and the captions are just perfect....further confirmation of another good time had by all. Thanks for the memories.

Wonder how much snow has fallen on that little patch of heaven in the past day?

Oregon72 · Post by **Oregon72** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:43 pm

hambone wrote:
On the way

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A good handful of those 70 miles are pretty darn sweet - no doubt.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:31 am

LOL...yeah Mark did ya find some gold?

The sign makes Timothy Lake seem ? miles away. My campy trip got bamboozled by the weather but we had some local VW folks drop by last night. We didn't drink any beer, I promise

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December Snow/Rain Camp 2008 - Oregon