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Here's the long-range forecast for Damascus, Virginia, for Trail Days:
Thursday 17th - Partly Cloudy High 74°FLow 52°F
Friday 18th - Sunny High 76°FLow 52°F
Saturday 19th - Sunny High 77°FLow 52°F
Sunday 20th - Sunny High 77°FLow 54°F
No guarantees on this.
The Scribe
05-11-2007, 08:08
That's an improvement. Last time I looked, it was rain from Thursday night into Sat morning.
But I'll believe it when I see it.
Lone Wolf
05-11-2007, 08:09
it's a week away. forecasts mean squat
camojack
05-11-2007, 08:12
it's a week away. forecasts mean squat
I hope the forecast stays thataway...but as you prob'ly know, I'm a skeptic. :eek:
The Scribe
05-11-2007, 08:21
it's a week away. forecasts mean squat
Now THAT's a job to have. Weather forecaster. Say what you want to say. When you are right you are a genius. When you are wrong, you just move on to the next day with a smile and say not a word about it.
Lion King
05-11-2007, 09:43
My Forecast for trail days according to history
Thursday Sunny, Hot, Crowded
Friday, HOT and HUMID, a little more crowded with a chance for drunkedness and drum beats.
Saturday HOTTER and HUMIDER with Heavy Afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high winds possible, clearing after the parade with a chance of Billvillianism and late night ranting about incoherence or how discombobulated things are at 4 a.m.
Sunday, depressing and hot.
Lone Wolf
05-11-2007, 10:05
Sunday, depressing and hot.
Sunday, quiet, happy day. all the trash leaves.:banana
The Old Fhart
05-11-2007, 10:14
Lone Wolf-"Sunday, quiet, happy day. all the trash leaves.:banana "But aren't you still there?:D
Lion King
05-11-2007, 10:38
Sunday, quiet, happy day. all the trash leaves.:banana
Yup.
Hopefully they take their trash with them as they go.
Gray Blazer
05-11-2007, 11:03
it's a week away. forecasts mean squat
Unless you are a global warmalarmist. Then you can predict up to 60 years from now what the weather will be.:rolleyes:
Lion King
05-11-2007, 12:00
Unless you are a global warmalarmist. Then you can predict up to 60 years from now what the weather will be.:rolleyes:
I heard Trail days 2017 Will be in the theme of "Under The Sea" with real sea water and ice burgs...Makes making cold drinks easier.:D
Jester2000
05-11-2007, 20:36
Sunday, quiet, happy day. all the trash leaves.:banana
Actually, I'm usually still there.
I predict rain on Friday afternoon.
Except in Billville, where it will be sunny and mild and funky fresh.
camojack
05-12-2007, 00:42
But aren't you still there?:D
An excellent point/question. :p
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 05:24
heres a glimps into the inner workings of lonewolfs thaughts as he inspects the troops marching by with his near famouse ceromonial stance outside mt rogers. his eyeballs go back and fourth tracking eack arrival as they cross his threshold of vision. remember in cartoons, the veiw from behind someones eyes out? well thats kinda like what he sees. its all dark around the edges and two eyeshaped veiw holes showing a parade of weirdos, idiots, out of cash bums and drug addicts with the occasional wimpering yuppy wondering why thay are in damascus. lonewolfs eyes go back and fourth as he thinks comments in that brain thinking voice weve all heard in movies. he says stuff like,.....yep,....nope.......yep.........nope..... ..as he judges each patrons ability to find the campground without help.then his brainvoice says stuff like,....yep,...nope,....man o man id like to show her the camps ground. and ,....here comes a loser,...oh wait,..is that?,....it is!....its matthewski!...maby he'll chere me up with some of his imported city wit. ....there goes a looser,....never make it to the camground with that load,........hey matthewski! come on over and watch some freaks? and ill shimmy up a stance and join in. we'll roast the crowds for awhile then do serious drinkin. cannot wait!lol
yo wolf,..here comes a biker,...oh never mind,...its cammo. man his ride is sweet. gimy another beer please lonewolf? hey,...look at this one........
camojack
05-12-2007, 07:01
yo wolf,..here comes a biker,...oh never mind,...its cammo. man his ride is sweet. gimy another beer please lonewolf? hey,...look at this one........
Being a biker and a hiker is certainly not impossible, y'know... :o
mweinstone
05-12-2007, 08:39
bikers and hikers are related in a realy serious spiritual way. your road is our trail, your hog is our pack, your hate of confinment is our hate of confinement.and i know your all hikers . ya pritty much cant be a biker without bein a hiker also. what with the carrying all your worldly gear around and sleeping around and all. and you never meat real bikers who dont respect real hikers and visa versa. were just that simular.my personall favorite road crossing biker/ hiker interaction is,...hey hiker,...hey biker,... thats so cool.
camojack
05-12-2007, 09:24
bikers and hikers are related in a realy serious spiritual way. your road is our trail, your hog is our pack, your hate of confinment is our hate of confinement.and i know your all hikers . ya pritty much cant be a biker without bein a hiker also. what with the carrying all your worldly gear around and sleeping around and all. and you never meat real bikers who dont respect real hikers and visa versa. were just that simular.my personall favorite road crossing biker/ hiker interaction is,...hey hiker,...hey biker,... thats so cool.
Yesss...that whole you're not truly free unless you can carry all of your belongings mentality. :-?
(Somethin' to be said for that...)
Furlough
05-13-2007, 01:47
As George Carlin said:
Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by mornin.
And something to the effect of: And some folks in the viewing area will be influenced by a Strong Columbian High moving in from the south.
mweinstone
05-13-2007, 10:18
i want rain and wind and sleet and freezing rain . and then sun and warm. and then on the third day i want a raven and an olive branch for breakfast. with salsa on that raven.
Uncle Silly
05-13-2007, 12:18
Yesss...that whole you're not truly free unless you can carry all of your belongings mentality.
Hmm. You're not truly free unless you can pack everything you need into the saddlebags and outrun the cops on the twisty curvy mountain backroads?
Jester2000
05-13-2007, 16:18
"You're not truly free unless you get away with it."
Nightwalker
05-13-2007, 19:21
"You're not truly free unless you get away with it."
You're not truly free until you're through with your parole.
camojack
05-13-2007, 19:24
You're not truly free until you're through with your parole.
You're not truly free unless you don't charge for your services... :eek:
You're not truly free unless you don't charge for your services... :eek:
You're not truly free until the lab tests say so...:eek:
Jester2000
05-14-2007, 19:45
You're not truly Freeh unless you've been the director of the FBI.
Frolicking Dinosaurs
05-14-2007, 19:56
<dl><dt class="quote">Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward. - Patricia Sampson</dt></dl>(The dinos will be sleeping in canoes at TD given prior weather experience)
Nightwalker
05-14-2007, 20:36
(The dinos will be sleeping in canoes at TD given prior weather experience)
Better make 'em kayaks. (covered ones, duh.)
Jester2000
05-15-2007, 18:56
<dl><dt class="quote">Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward. - Patricia Sampson</dt></dl>
"Freedom's just another word for. . .taking off your pants."
At the risk of returning to the original topic, here is the latest weather forecast for Damascus, Va, 24236:
Friday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 40s.
Sunday: Sunshine. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 50s.
Frolicking Dinosaurs
05-16-2007, 08:57
::: Dino bites Local on the toes for returning to original topic :::
Link to 5 day forcast for Damascus (Accuweather.com) (http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&zipChg=1&zipcode=24236&metric=0)
Given former TD rain patterns, I'm thinking of tenting on the platform of a pontoon boat that is anchored rather than using the kayck or canoe. Who knows where we would end up in a mobile craft.
Let's just have an "on the river" pontoon campground. It's like thongs for girls with no buts.....just eliminating the inevitable
Blissful
05-16-2007, 12:56
Paul Bunyan and Blissful are looking forward to great weather at Trail Days! Then we will be back on the trail for a few days starting Sunday to finish off the Blue Ridge Parkway section. Then Harpers Ferry late next week northward to See Shades of Gray in PA, parents in NY, then MAINE all the way.
Just came home to get the rain gear. The front is supposed to clear out by late Friday, but there is no guarantee.
Here's the link to NWS radar for the area:
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/centgrtlakes_lite_loop.php
or
http://radar.weather.gov/radar_lite.php?rid=mrx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
Damascus is just to the right of Bristol on the map.
Yes just like last year. I am sure a lot of us remember the front that passed thru on Friday night.
Arrived in Damascus just in time to set up my tent in the rain... brought back great memories! Now I'm in town looking to see who else is here. It cleared up for my walk to town...
Arrived in Damascus just in time to set up my tent in the rain... brought back great memories! Now I'm in town looking to see who else is here. It cleared up for my walk to town...
Last weather quote, Friday a.m.:
Today: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 64F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Mainly clear. Low 39F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow: Mainly sunny. High 71F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Clear skies. Low near 45F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the low 50s.No big storm systems on the radar.
Dances with Mice
05-18-2007, 14:55
I can't be in Damascus but I've arranged for some friends to fly over (http://www.heavens-above.com/PassGTrackLargeGraphic.aspx?lat=36.634&lng=-81.784&TZ=EST&loc=Damascus&satid=25544&date=54239.370034393). So look up and wave Saturday evening!
International Space Station Visibility Chart
<TABLE cellPadding=5 align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TH rowSpan=2>Date</TH><TH rowSpan=2>Mag (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=magnitude) </TH><TH colSpan=3>Starts</TH><TH colSpan=3>Max. Altitude (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH colSpan=3>Ends</TH></TR><TR><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH></TR><TR><TD>19 May (http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=25544&Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&Date=39221.370034393)</TD><TD>-1.0</TD><TD>04:52:04</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>SW </TD><TD>04:52:51</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>SE </TD><TD>04:55:43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>NE </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Jim Adams
05-19-2007, 02:04
I AM MISSING TRAIL DAYS!
i've only missed one since 1990 and now i'm stuck out here in this f***'in desert. hope all have fun. i'm just try'in to get to the sierras asap.
geek
Nightwalker
05-20-2007, 19:39
Screw TDz. I got a Grandson today! :D
dixicritter
05-20-2007, 20:40
Screw TDz. I got a Grandson today! :D
That's awesome Nightwalker! Congrats!!! :D :banana
Frolicking Dinosaurs
05-20-2007, 22:14
::: Dino does cartwheels over Nightwalker's news :::
Nightwalker
05-21-2007, 01:45
And he's cute and my daughter says that I can call him Nightcrawler. She also says he can hike as soon as he can walk. Me taking her hiking when she was a kid has been some of her favorite times, and she wants me to do the same for little Wesley Williams. :D
Screw TDz. I got a Grandson today! :D
Right on bro! Congrats:D !
leeki pole
05-21-2007, 17:42
I can't be in Damascus but I've arranged for some friends to fly over (http://www.heavens-above.com/PassGTrackLargeGraphic.aspx?lat=36.634&lng=-81.784&TZ=EST&loc=Damascus&satid=25544&date=54239.370034393). So look up and wave Saturday evening!
International Space Station Visibility Chart
<TABLE cellPadding=5 align=center border=1><TBODY><TR><TH rowSpan=2>Date</TH><TH rowSpan=2>Mag (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=magnitude) </TH><TH colSpan=3>Starts</TH><TH colSpan=3>Max. Altitude (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH colSpan=3>Ends</TH></TR><TR><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH><TH>Time</TH><TH>Alt. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=altitude) </TH><TH>Az. (http://www.heavens-above.com/glossary.aspx?Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&term=azimuth) </TH></TR><TR><TD>19 May (http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=25544&Session=kebgcbknndgbfemollfppcgl&Date=39221.370034393)</TD><TD>-1.0</TD><TD>04:52:04</TD><TD>44</TD><TD>SW </TD><TD>04:52:51</TD><TD>85</TD><TD>SE </TD><TD>04:55:43</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>NE </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
DWM, Thanks! I walked my dogs at that time. Great view of them and the
Milky Way! (even here in mississippi) :)
camojack
05-22-2007, 01:14
Screw TDz. I got a Grandson today! :D
:banana Well, that's something that doesn't happen every year, huh? Congrats!!! :banana
Nightwalker
05-22-2007, 01:33
:banana Well, that's something that doesn't happen every year, huh? Congrats!!! :banana
And he's beautiful. Good thing he doesn't take after me...
Nightwalker
05-22-2007, 01:34
:banana Well, that's something that doesn't happen every year, huh? Congrats!!! :banana
BTW: So much for first babies always being late, eh?
camojack
05-22-2007, 01:42
BTW: So much for first babies always being late, eh?
I didn't say always, I said:
Well "gramps", those first 'uns are often late... (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showpost.php?p=359643&postcount=30) :D
(Note added emphasis :p )
Nightwalker
05-22-2007, 01:47
I didn't say always, I said:
Well "gramps", those first 'uns are often late... (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showpost.php?p=359643&postcount=30) :D
(Note added emphasis :p )
PHHHHHHTTT!
camojack
05-22-2007, 07:48
PHHHHHHTTT!
:eek: Well, I never!!! :eek:
(OK, sometimes)
Trillium
05-22-2007, 09:17
You're not truly Freeh unless you've been the director of the FBI.
I'm about halfway through "The Bureau and the Mole".
also a big CONGRATS to Nightwalker and especially his daughter~!