brrr...cold in steamboat at night!

i checked the weather report. average daytime temp around 80 (great-not too hot!) it gets to be round 60 by 8 pm, and down to 40 through the night. bring some blankets!

 

lol .. yep... Ive been keeping an eye on that too ... last week it said it was going down in the 30's one night ..... *brrrrrr* yep people, come prepared lol

 

Gooooose bumps...... ha ha... breaking out the beanie.... and I belive steamboat is lower elevation than the gathering site.... ANyone read those topos better than me?? just how much are the differences between the gathering site and steamboat elevations....


Mike...

 

The difference is 2,000 feet, steamboat is at 6800 and the site is roughly 8800, its gonna be a lot colder at the site.

 

is it true that, at that elevation, people who aren't used to the change (me, for example!) will experience some altitude sickness? my friends told me that any substance that enters the body at a higher altitude will make me twice as fucked up. is this true? 8800 ft. seems pretty elevated!

 

In my experiences, I have not known anyone to get very sick at an elevation less than 10,000 ft, just keep yourself as hydrated as possible, but every person is different. You will get more drunk at a higher elevation, I'm not sure about other substances.

 

i don't do good in cold weather so you may see me walking around with my blanket at night..LOL...I'm coming WELL prepared.

 

altatude sickness can affect you in the 9000 range as well, above 10,000 your suposed to use oxygen if your there longer then 30 minutes however smokeres & anyone with any breathing issues should a lower altitudes, osha helps get rid of the altitude sickness & helps u absorb oxygen better (yarrow too i hear) both grow above 10,000 right where u need it
as for temp, it is possible to be 90 durring the day & drop below freezing at night, so be prepared for all weather
a couple stones from the firepit will keep ya warm, just make sure theyre not too hot
i'm predictin alotta cuddle puddles just for warmth
utah was worse & higher, & i remember every night stayin by the fire till i saw the 1st kints of light, grabbin 5-6 hot rocks & huggin em in my sleepin bag..by the time the rocks cooled off the sun was warmin up the tent..i'd get a couple hours sleep in & wake up sweattin like crazy & dehydrated
on the plus side, at that altitude the stars are truly awe inspiring
anyone know though, is there hard woods to burn? or just pine?

 

Don't be scared little feller, your town will survive



Mike...

 

actualy south park will get quite a economic boom after the gatherin, i know a buncha folks are headed there after..drum circle in cartmans backyard yay

 

lol!

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were going to steal you in the night and make you smoke pot and hugg you and make you dance and sing and all those terrible things...youre conversion is coming....you will not be able to hide....resistance is futile!

 

Naked. Dance NAKED. Can't forget the naked part.

 

BWAHAHAHAHA!

 

also, there's the manditory birth re-enactment, from a pit of mud, naked, don't forget that!

serriously though folks, I heard a rumor (I know I know, good rainbow boys and girls pay no heed to rumors) about a fire ban, any truth?

 

I am a Steamboat resident and as far as I know there are no fire bans. Lots of very dry, hot weather though... so please be careful when you are here and burning fires.

 

A warning to all visitors. The Steamboat animal control issued a public statement yesterday that any dogs found "at large" will be issued an automatic $50 ticket and they charge $15 per day to house your animal in the shelter. Ususally there is a first and sometimes a second time warning, but they are foregoing these warnings and going straight to tickets due to the expceted numbers in the next few weeks. Don't let your dogs run lose within city limits!!!

 

Rumor has it they're going to schedule the fire ban on July 1st, according to a newspaper article. How ironic

 

Check out this website
http://www.dola.state.co.us/oem/PublicInformation/firebans/firebans2006.htm
I don't think they can just decide to create a fire ban because of a bunch of hippy's It's supposed to be a process based on the weather conditions. There were no fire bans last year on the 4th and I couldn't find any articles about it. Careful not to give rumors too much "fire" that is exactly what is happening with the locals around here and all the storys about hippy's breaking into their homes/cars stealing food...

 

we have a history of everytime we gather in a state where theres a drought..the drought ends..u cant have a rainbow without rain
in fact i think i remember hearring thatthe 2 foot of snow the first few days i was at utah was the 1st measurable precipitation that area had in,was it years? lis, isnt it stormy there today? & lookin at the weather looks like alotta rain commin that way, there certainly shouldnt be a need for a fireban