[SADXA] Temporarily QRT

[Richard Schmidt]

Interesting theory about climate change. A friend of mine here in Tucson is a retired Professor of Physics. A math genius, etc. He is into astronomy. He predicts the low number or no number of sun spots over a significant period of time will cause or contribute to a cooling of our climate.



> On Jan 2, 2019, at 9:38 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Ted.
> 
> We don't horse around but coincidentally, horses are allowed on the section of trail we hike but are prohibited on the joining trails, so equestrians have to return they way they came.
> 
> Wes  N7WS
> 
> On 1/2/2019 1:42 PM, ted at teddowning.com wrote:
>> Lovely description, Wes.  You don’t (or do) horse around the saddle.
>> 
>> Ted w7key
>> 
>>> On Jan 2, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Wes <wes at triconet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just a half-inch of rain here New Year eve and morning.  We looked up at the snow on Wasson Peak yesterday and decided to do one of our favorite hikes, the Sendero Esperanza Trail up to the saddle where four trails to Wasson join, to play in the snow.   When we left the house it was still cloudy up there and we expected to get into some decent snow.  But when we got to the trail head it was almost 11 AM.  It was still bitterly cold (for we desert rats) and we were really layered up. The view up the mountain was still very wintry,
>>> 
>>> The first 0.7 mile is relatively flat and as we went the sun came out and we started pealing off layers.  There was still a little snow on some of the vegetation but it was rapidly melting.  Quite the incongruity to see Brittlebush, in the dead of winter in full bloom after the recent rain and warn temperatures, now covered in snow.
>>> 
>>> The next mile is switchbacks with about 600 feet elevation gain.  Even though we were nominally on the north slope the snow was melting as fast as we were climbing and we were hoping for cloud cover.  By the time we reached the saddle we were in full sun and for the most part the snow was gone.  I pealed off everything except my black polyester mesh undershirt which was drenched in sweat and let the warm sun dry it out.  We headed down and almost immediately were putting the layers back on as we got into shade.  We were actually cold again as we lost altitude.  I think all of the cold air was running down hill.
>>> 
>>> We came home without ever throwing a snowball.
>>> 
>>> HNY and good DX,
>>> 
>>> Wes  N7WS
>>> 
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