Wicked and dangerous winter weather at the lookout tower

[DemoTex]

I'll start here in GD. But from now on I'll post news-type photos here and artsy photos in the photo group.

Below are photos of the hell winter weather that hit me the first three days in the fire lookout (5/23 - 5/26). It really sucked.

I'm in Bend thawing out.


Ice feathers


The Ice Palace


So .. you think your bathroom is cold in the the morning?


Late afternoon on Friday 5/25 - 4-inch ice feathers

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear DemoTex!

Wow, these pictures really convey the cold perfectly! The ice feathers are gorgeous.

I'm glad you're safely in Bend...

Welcome back!

[jberryhill]

2. How's Nick?

[DemoTex]

6. Oh what a bummer!

I left Nick in SC with Dr. DemoTex. I miss him soooooooooooooooooooo much. But he is in great hands.

[Skittles]

11. ????? who be Dr. Demo Tex???

TELL ME!!!

[pinboy3niner]

3. I hope the weather is better after your warm-up in Bend

Hoping also that it doesn't get TOO hot in the Deschutes during your tour...

[intaglio]

4. Is it often like that at the begining of fire season!?

Or is this just extreme?

Welcome back, I look forward to your future, warmer posts

[starroute]

8. According to Jeff Masters at Weather Underground

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2106

An exceptionally strong high pressure system anchored over the central U.S. is bringing record-smashing May heat to much of the country this Memorial Day weekend. Dozens of daily high temperature records fell on Saturday, including several all-time records for the month of May. . . . As is often the case when one portion of the country is experiencing record heat, the other half is seeing unusually cool conditions, due to a large kink in the jet stream. Billings, Montana received 1.3" of snow Saturday, and Great Falls had received 2.3" as of 6 am this morning.

[dixiegrrrrl]

18. I be in the record smashing hot place.

heat index 97.

[Suich]

5. Hi, Mac! Nice to see you again!

Squirrely weather here in the NW, but not as bad as on the Atlantic coast today!

Welcome back, to you and Nick!



btw, I'll pass on your "facilities!"

[rocktivity]

7. This is late may, right?

And what you need to do start up a formal DU journal!


rocktivity

[Odin2005]

9. Very pretty!

[UnrepentantLiberal]

10. Love Bend and all the country around it.

[LiberalAndProud]

12. Wow, DemoTex.

It's hard to relate to all that snow as I recover from a 93 degree high temp today. Stay warm.

[JesterCS]

13. and i was bitching about the 95 degrees today in Ohio. lol =(

[Scuba]

14. Thanks DemoTex. I always enjoy your pics.

[DCKit]

15. As much as I admire what you do, and your photography skills even more...

give me the green mountains of western Virginny any day.

But, yeah, this totally screwn weather is, by no means, a sign of climate change.

What was the snowpack this year?

[handmade34]

16. looks dangerously beautiful

beautiful photos!

[Tsiyu]

17. OK so I am going to print those pics out

and take them with me and attach to my clipboard.

When it gets too hot outside and I feel like bitching, just gonna flip through the clipboard and take a gander and remember that it could be worse...

Those pics have lowered the temp in my room by 20 degrees!

Stay safe, DemoTex and thanks for sharing this year's adventures.

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. It is SO good to hear from you, even in these conditons.

I shall look forward to seeing your pics in Photo group.

[grantcart]

20. wow - atleast no fires to worry about.