80+ Degrees in Maine

[Lawreston]

**** it's July in March; flying to Eastern Slopes KIZG on Saturday for seminar on mountain flying; plane will be in Virginia for Easter(without me); have ForeFlight / FltPlan.com / Voyager Free Flight; and this coming to you from iPad 2.

HR )

 

[Lawreston]

**** and this from my Laptop, with its easier-to-use keyboard. Time to go out and load the April/May leaves/ground crap(already raked) into the truck for disposal. All the more time, come April/May, for flying and getting the boat ready for the season.

**** One mile from my house is -- will be when in the water -- a float on the Back River. Am talking w/owner about tieing my boat to it. Then it would be two miles to the Kennebec River and North to Bath(for lunch) or South to where Kennebec flows into the ocean. Summer: bring it on!

HR

 

[Geico266]

We had 80's last week, now a nice rainy spell. I put down grass seed in January, and it is coming up now, mid March!

I'm lovin this whole global warming thing.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Snow in Texas here yesterday.

 

[steingar]

No such thing as climate change. No sireee. Wearing sandals in March. I'll be in shorts soon. In March. Agreed though, nothing to complain about here. Until all the trees start dying.

 

[Lawreston]

Pictured is the float I referenced, above. At low tide on the Back River the float still has 5 feet depth: no problem for my 20' I/O with the Alpha One drive. If I can arrange to tie there, less expensive than my usual mooring at the marina, and a mile from my house -- just "pahk th' cahr," walk down and board without having to row the inflatable to a mooring. It'll just take a little longer to get to "open" water. But once to the Kennebec River(2 miles) the Kennebec is over 150 miles long from up North, down through here and into the ocean. The photo was taken from the bridge which is the access to this island(Georgetown).

HR

[EDIT] The bridge, looking toward Georgetown, has since been replaced with a newer, wider bridge. This one was of the same construction as the one than "went in" in Minnesota, and had already been scheduled for replacement BEFORE the Minnesota disaster.

 

[Tracey]

**** it's July in March; flying to Eastern Slopes KIZG on Saturday for seminar on mountain flying; plane will be in Virginia for Easter(without me); have ForeFlight / FltPlan.com / Voyager Free Flight; and this coming to you from iPad 2.

I flew over your house today! We went to KRKD (again). Beautiful beautiful day. Nice and hot!!

 

[Lawreston]

I flew over your house today! We went to KRKD (again). Beautiful beautiful day. Nice and hot!!

) The house in Georgetown or when you were over Cushing, just before overflying the St. George River which, by then, had you over South Thomaston and minutes from touchdown?

Will you be flying into Eastern Slopes on Saturday? We'll be departing KBXM at 0830 for the 32nm flight.

 

[azure]

The magnolia on the side of the building where I work is in bloom. That tree usually starts to blossom sometime in late April. In as long as I can remember (back to 1979, with a couple of missing years in there), this has NEVER happened before in March.

 

[jpower]

85 in Ann Arbor, Michigan today. Flowers blooming everywhere, leaves coming out on trees. Crazy.

 

[Lawreston]

Here in Maine it was hot enough to melt butter, but I guess it didn't melt.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/tru...s-spills-diesel-fuel-in-woods_2012-03-22.html

HR

 

[Tracey]

Will you be flying into Eastern Slopes on Saturday? We'll be departing KBXM at 0830 for the 32nm flight.

No, I won't... but I'll think of you and hope you have a great flight and a fun time.

(I flew over BXM today.. looks like a nice place to land, nice long runways ).

 

[Lawreston]

I was thinking that if you were to come to Eastern Slopes, before departing KSFM you could dash over to Shain's of Maine Ice Cream and bring some along.

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[BillTIZ]

**** and this from my Laptop, with its easier-to-use keyboard. Time to go out and load the April/May leaves/ground crap(already raked) into the truck for disposal. All the more time, come April/May, for flying and getting the boat ready for the season.

**** One mile from my house is -- will be when in the water -- a float on the Back River. Am talking w/owner about tieing my boat to it. Then it would be two miles to the Kennebec River and North to Bath(for lunch) or South to where Kennebec flows into the ocean. Summer: bring it on!

HR

That would be Popham Beach... one of my dad's favortie places.

 

[Tom-D]

mid 40s here lately, 130% snow pack, Flower fields are in bloom, trees are leafing out, and we hope the freeze level goes up slow. Most of the north Cascades have well over 50' of snow a warm rain could bring all that snow out in a week, and we'd have flooding for sure.

 

[Tracey]

before departing KSFM you could dash over to Shain's of Maine Ice Cream and bring some along.

)

I like how you think!!

When we landed at KRKD, we borrowed the FBO car and went to a General Store that sells the "World's Best Hamburgers" and we each had one... and let me tell you-- they really were! I highly recommend them. (It's in a little town called Owl's Head).

But next time-- ice cream!!