Colorado Prospector - Gem and mineral prospecting and mining forums [Powered by Invision Power Board]

Posted by: swizz Dec 5 2013, 08:33 AM

Seems like the whole state is in the deep freeze this morning.
Where are you and how cold is it this morning? I've got -26 and a roaring fire going inside. Winter Park/Fraser area.

Posted by: Crusty Dec 5 2013, 09:18 AM

you win!

Posted by: swizz Dec 5 2013, 09:41 AM

nope, my mining claims win... weather station there is reporting -31... ain't fit for man nor beeeeeast (WC Fields voice)

Posted by: Caveman Dec 5 2013, 09:43 AM

-1 and sunny as all H. And yes, Chris, you win! ....or rather, your claims do......

Posted by: swizz Dec 5 2013, 09:50 AM

Sunny here now too and up to -19. I'll be working on the interior of a log McMansion this morning, about to go start the Jeepy. I hope they have the heat at a reasonable temp there today. I'll be the only one there.

Posted by: Caveman Dec 5 2013, 09:54 AM

a log McMansion? Now log homes are going to get creepy....

Posted by: swizz Dec 5 2013, 10:02 AM

lol... naw, nothing creepy. There are log "cabins" (1500sf or smaller), log "homes"(maybe up to 5000sf), and huge log "mansions" (7000sf++). I just refer to the huge ones as "McMansions", not sure why.

Posted by: ASTROBLEME Dec 5 2013, 06:58 PM

Just more proof that these are "the good old days"...vs when the gold rush prospectors and pioneers were alive. Can you even imagine what those folks faced on a day-to-day basis?

ASTROBLEME

Posted by: Caveman Dec 6 2013, 09:32 AM

7000sqft+????!!!!???? Holieeee crap! That's a lot of trees. Big un's. Need more than 35 acres for one of those.......

And yes - the old timers were REAL hardy back then

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 12 2013, 08:05 AM

How cold you ask? TOO DAMN COLD!! But that's not holding us back.

Posted by: Dypheron Dec 12 2013, 08:21 AM

It's still in the high 60's low 70's here during the day, drops to about 40 at night. I'll take it.

Posted by: llamabox Dec 12 2013, 09:02 AM

We hit -31 Tuesday down here between Saguache and Creed.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Dec 20 2013, 08:46 AM

Wow! It's like a warm spell here right now. Temp was 20 at 3:30 this morning. Hope everyone else is getting a bit of this weather.

Posted by: swizz Dec 20 2013, 09:49 AM

In the mid 20s here this morning and I got a nice helping of fluff last night, no wind... purty.

Posted by: russau Dec 21 2013, 06:50 AM

a week ago or so it was in the single digits,yesterday it was a record setting 71 degrees here in good ole St.Louis Misery!:)

Posted by: burrell Feb 1 2014, 07:48 PM

Wed was low 30s rain which turned to ice pellets and then to snow for about 20 minutes. Just not right in the land of shorts and flipflops Sopchoppy Fl. Thur everything with a sheet of ice on it.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 1 2014, 08:50 PM

That's really crazy temps for Florida Burrell! Hang in there, stay warm and safe. Hopefully warmer temps are right around the corner.

Posted by: OklaPony Feb 2 2014, 09:24 AM

We're getting a little snowfall in OK this morning...

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 2 2014, 12:32 PM

That's going to make for some sketchy drivers there! Not something everyone there is use to.....sure is pretty though.

Posted by: Caveman Feb 6 2014, 10:16 AM

-16 here this mornin' with high humidity. Dang freakin' cold.

Posted by: swizz Feb 6 2014, 12:30 PM

QUOTE (Caveman @ Feb 6 2014, 09:16 AM)

-16 here this mornin' with high humidity.

Dang freakin' cold.

You guys have me beat this time.

It must be an upslope..... about +30 here and overcast with light snow off/on.

Posted by: Caveman Feb 6 2014, 07:21 PM

QUOTE (swizz @ Feb 6 2014, 11:30 AM)

You guys have me beat this time.

It must be an upslope..... about +30 here and overcast with light snow off/on.

I wasn't thinking it was a competition........ I was just bit.... er...... complaining about how cold it was.

At least I don't have to go out and start the darn generator
anymore - the AGS kicks it on now with no problems. I can even run the ceiling fans to distribute the heat without worrying about the power shutting down..... keep the well
pump beaker on, etc.

One problem down, a thousand more to go!

Life at the Copper Rose. At least the dogs are happy!

Posted by: Coalbunny Feb 15 2014, 06:57 AM

+42F as I type. Been a very dry winter so far. Looking like the drought is gonna be bad this year. Unless we get a lot of precip this summer and fall, next winter better be a 100 year snow or it's gonna take a decade to recover the watershed.

I know a couple weeks ago I drove to the top of Lila Point, and in a normal winter I shouldn't have been able to get past the Horse Canyon mine.
Having low water in the creeks out here is not good. Where ya'll're at in Colorado, well low water means getting to gold you couldn't get to normally unless you were diving.
Here, first things first- ya gotta have the gold in the creeks to go after before ya can try to to get some.

I'll let ya'll know how I fair coal-panning!

Posted by: russau Feb 16 2014, 05:25 AM

Carl im assumeing that your still in the last location you sent me and not back in Colorado! but this drought is going tobe a bad one and i hope it dont affect the dredgeing at DC this year or the Arkansa River.

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 16 2015, 09:57 AM

Crazy weather this year in Colorado I think. It was 60 out side yesterday!!

Posted by: Coalbunny Feb 16 2015, 07:06 PM

You are correct Russ. Still in Utah. We have been getting some precipitation lately, but it's sparse. This year is not looking at being a pretty one. But look on the bright side- it's gonna be a great year for panning and dry washing!

Posted by: swizz Dec 8 2016, 07:55 AM

First morning of the season breaking the -30 mark.
https://flic.kr/p/ProaiQhttps://flic.kr/p/ProaiQ by https://www.flickr.com/photos/121086004@N07/, on Flickr

Posted by: Crusty Dec 8 2016, 08:45 AM

Posted by: Denise Dec 9 2016, 01:08 PM

Dang Chris, that's cold!! Hasn't gotten below 2 here yet but soon coming.

Stay warm!!

Posted by: swizz Jan 7 2017, 08:13 AM

A little colder this morning.
https://flic.kr/p/QPAxcMhttps://flic.kr/p/QPAxcM by https://www.flickr.com/photos/121086004@N07/, on Flickr

Posted by: Denise Jan 7 2017, 08:25 AM

Brrrr! It got down to -22 this morning. Was snowed in yesterday, so we spent the day digging out. Drifts as high as 3 feet in places we didn't want them...hehe. Dan and Tim finally made it to the store to get gas for the genny but when he went to start it, the motor was froze solid.

Posted by: swizz Jan 7 2017, 08:28 AM

I'm rooting for spring!!

Posted by: Crusty Jan 7 2017, 08:58 AM

QUOTE (Denise @ Jan 7 2017, 07:25 AM)