10-14-2003, 01:16 PM
In switching from fins to fur, I'm making a weekly drive to Estes Park and have observed, and has been confirmed by Game Wardens, that the elk herd has increased in number for an unknown reason. Also, there is now an resident elk herd in Longmont raising havoc with lawns and gardens. Again, the DOW can't explain the reasons for this change of behavior patterns. Ranchers and farmers are reporting elk as far east as Ft. Morgan on the eastern plains. Another unexplained occurrance, except for those of us who have been commenting in this subject. This is Tuesday, October 14th and it is 30 degrees in Brighton, Colorado. Snow is predicted before Halloween. The mountain ranges are now snow-capped (looks beautiful when the sun hits it in the early morning) and it is getting down lower and lower. I don't care what Farmer's Almanac says about a dry, warm winter, I'm breaking out my Artic long-handles and snow boots, the ones that keep the gonads warm down to -30 degrees while the heater is on broil setting. I've heard rumors that many higher elevation lakes are starting to ice over, in October? We're not the only ones taking note of the weather patterns, many residents of our lower elevation communities have already put on their studded tires. And our fine Colorado State Patrol who's patrol route takes them into the mountain passes and two-lane roads are ready to switch over. This from a patrolman who does drive the passes during winter time. The NOAA is writing an advisory to the maritime to prepare for an increase in icebergs along their routes (remember the Titantic?). How do I know? I ask. We have an NOAA office in Boulder and I drive by it several times a week. I just stopped in and asked a few questions. Being a government agency, and funded by taxpayer dollars, they have to tell the truth (if you believe that one, I want to talk to you about some ocean front property near Colorado Springs). But most of them are honest and will give honest answers, if asked politely. Based on sattelite images, the polar caps are degrading and could break off. Hence, the need to warn about icebergs.
However, astrophysists are claiming that all this weather patterns are due to an increase in solar flare activitity which should start to decrease sometime within the next ten years. Gimme a break here, I want to know when the fish are biting, not becoming radioactive. Solar flares may interfer with radio reception but not cause that big trout to go off its feed.
I'll have no sympathy for anyone who is not prepared for a harsh winter this year. In fact, I laugh every time I pass another shiny, new SUV in a ditch because it slid off the roadway. Won't these sunny state drivers ever learn that 4-wheel drive doesn't mean 4-wheel stop?
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However, astrophysists are claiming that all this weather patterns are due to an increase in solar flare activitity which should start to decrease sometime within the next ten years. Gimme a break here, I want to know when the fish are biting, not becoming radioactive. Solar flares may interfer with radio reception but not cause that big trout to go off its feed.
I'll have no sympathy for anyone who is not prepared for a harsh winter this year. In fact, I laugh every time I pass another shiny, new SUV in a ditch because it slid off the roadway. Won't these sunny state drivers ever learn that 4-wheel drive doesn't mean 4-wheel stop?
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