Signs of Spring

[Kootenanny]

How exciting !

Bubba, you find Hawaiian shirts exciting?

[birdrunner]

Out with the AltaDualsoprt boys Bird?

yup.

Found a nice SLOWer group.    I hate getting schooled by old(er) men.

[ST1300Rider]

yup.

Found a nice SLOWer group.    I hate getting schooled by old(er) men.

Let me know if you ever convince them to head down Rocky/Sundre way. I can use all the school'n I can get. (Sold the KLR, bought a GS)

[veefer800canuck]

Supposed to be in the twenties today! Probably go out for a mountain bike ride!

[birdrunner]

Let me know if you ever convince them to head down Rocky/Sundre way. I can use all the school'n I can get. (Sold the KLR, bought a GS)

Go to the GS Challenge,   usually around Rocky Mountain House.   Your BMW dealer should know about it.

CRAZY

[ducatosh]

Today I have to go to Kimberley for a  2 day conference and it's killing me that i can't take the Duc.  I got suckered into driving a couple of other folks without transport.  Oh well, maybe it'll rain like crazy Friday afternoon and I'll feel a whole lot better 'bout taking the cage!javascript:void(0);

[veefer800canuck]

Supposed to be in the twenties today! Probably go out for a mountain bike ride!

Wednesday morning at work, it was snowing ever so slightly. Windier than a bastard, sunny as can be, but still a few flakes of snow.  And of course, cold.

[bubba zanetti]

First real blast of heat this weekend with temps around 30C ... bout time !!!

Saturday
    Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h in the afternoon. High 25.
     
Sunday
    Sunny. Low 8. High 27.
     
Monday
    Sunny. Low 9. High 30.
     
Tuesday
    Sunny. Low 11. High 29.

[jp]

Yeahhh...A friend in Victoria is posting pictures on Facebook about peach and cherry blossoms on his trees.  

At least all the snow has melted in the highlands here. There might even be a faint hit of green on the willows. Think I'll be able to test out the GoPro this weekend if the rains stops!

[bubba zanetti]

Yeahhh...A friend in Victoria is posting pictures on Facebook about peach and cherry blossoms on his trees.  

At least all the snow has melted in the highlands here. There might even be a faint hit of green on the willows. Think I'll be able to test out the GoPro this weekend if the rains stops!

Just about done with blossoms here. Everything has leafed in fully and we planted some tomatoes today (albeit in pots on the deck).  I grew up in Victoria and despite the reputation, the valleys of the Interior of BC win in terms of early spring and actual warm weather. Swallows, even the vultures are back already.

[ducatosh]

Yet another sign of spring, I made my first transit of the Flowery Trail, west to east from Chewelah.  I'm happy to report that the "Trail" wintered well.  Also had some fun on the roads between the 25 and US 95, including Pleasant Valley Road which I had not rode for a while.  Perfect temps, about 18-22C, sunshine, and light traffic.  Bring on summer!

[Oxblood]

Feels like fall here today. Was only about 8 degrees when I got up this morning, cloudy. Rose to 11 by 9am when I went to work. Still quite cool outside.

[Kootenanny]

Feels like Vancouver here...rain, more rain, oovercast, heavy rain, repeat...

[bungie4]

Feels like Vancouver here...rain, more rain, oovercast, heavy rain, repeat...

I've been looking to relo out to the Kootenays. Either Kamloops or Kelowna. After watching the forecast daily for the last couple of weeks. I'm starting to seriously rethink that.  

[alphabet man]

I've been looking to relo out to the Kootenays. Either Kamloops or Kelowna. After watching the forecast daily for the last couple of weeks. I'm starting to seriously rethink that.  

 Very unusual spring for us

[birdrunner]

 Very unusual spring for us

Also,  Kelowna is more "Okanagan"  ie:( orchards wine, and old people.)   and Kamloops is Thompson country. (Pretty dry, ranch and forestry land).


IMHO,  The Kootenays have nicer weather.  

[Kootenanny]

Yeah, the local weather is weird this spring...much wetter thatn we're used to (we also have a very high snowpack...rivers are getting really high right now).

I travel all over southern BC for my work.  For weather, the Okanagan is nice--sunny and hot in the summer, and very little snow in winter.  I like Penticton and Vernon much better than Kelowna, which is too much of a big strip mall for me...  Kamloops is also nice, but it can get cold in the winter (still dry, though).  The East Kootenay is nice in summer--I like the broad, open valleys and the views of the Rockies--but again, the weather can get cold there.  Here in the West Kootenay, we are wetter than the Okanagan (but seldom this wet!).  A bit  cooler in summer, and although we get lots of snow, it falls straight down (no wind ).  Personally, I'm happy to be where I am.

[bubba zanetti]

This week is the most rain I have seen since moving here.  

Not just thunderstorms, non stop rain and that is rare.

[ToadRide]

Yous guys. A little bit o rain and listen to ya. Dont worry, your glory days are fast approaching.

[Kootenanny]

Yous guys. A little bit o rain and listen to ya. Dont worry, your glory days are fast approaching.

I used to live--and ride every day--in North Vancouver, so I've had some experience with rain.  If I'd wanted to continue getting rained on, I'd have stayed in North Van...