I’m wearing a sweater and running the electric heat because heating with the wood stove isn’t efficient when the weather isn’t very cold. (50 degrees at the moment.) Our Port Angeles, WA maximum temperature in the next week is 71 degrees so I will open the windows for fresh air. We don’t have air conditioning.
But the rest of the country is predicted to suffer a heat wave in the next week. Massive need for air conditioning which will strain the power grid and use a huge amount of energy.
Energy prices affect the Macro economy because they impact everything. With dangerous heat building when summer hasn’t even arrived the price of power will drive inflation.
great kayaking weather,lol. It’s cheap if you own your boat(s), and can easily make a 5 hour day out of it. Water is shall we say “refreshing” when you jump in, so the hot temps are perfect. But yeah, the media goes off the deep end with the warnings. Shockingly, it gets hot in the summer ( and cold in the winter )
Sadly both our “creek” and the James River nearby are running too low for good kayaking. Ironically, driving 7 hours south to get cooler water and enough of it to float. Of course that makes our hobby no longer cheap, but am really looking forward to checking out Lake Santeelah in NC.
Still looking for cooler places to spend the summer. May have to go into the opposing hemisphere if we want guarantees not to swelter. Fortunately we had not yet booked our summer escape further north, given they will be hotter than home for the next week or two. I guess this will be a last minute travel kind of summer, and crazy fortunate given we are able to do so.
no argument from me. I luv winter, and we’re basically 0 fer 2, the last two winters were kind of pathetic. I just got in off my bike, did trail riding for the shade the forest provides, it was 93 degrees ( easily 10 degrees cooler in the woods ). And this is still the middle of June, not even summer yet.
I’m not quite sure where you’re at, the James River is in Virginia, I think, so you’re reasonably close to the Nantahala River Recreation Area ? I drove thru that area a few years ago and it is one of the coolest areas I’ve seen anywhere. I’m not sure if it’s all whitewater rapids or if there are mellow stretches available. We watched the kayakers bomb down a stretch for about a half hour, definitely have to know how to whitewater kayak. I’d have to get coached up to do it, but they do offer guided trips down it. Great part of the Country !
Our rental will be in the Nantahala region, and am super excited to check it out more than the day trip we took last year from Sis’. As I said, we are about 7 hours away from there. The lake is crazy beautiful, and we are looking forward to all things Lake Life offers as well as hikes. Rental is providing kayaks so we don’t have to haul ours.
I absolutely prefer rivers, but we have seen so many seasons of drought and low water that we are starting to explore lakes. Did Lake Norman in Charlotte last year, which was a total MEH. Lake Santeelah is mostly surrounded by the Nantahala National Forest, so you tend to have an actual lake view and not just a dock view. From what we saw on our day trip, it’s pretty lacking in amenities one likes to have where one lives: http://www.townoflakesanteetlah.org/
Just thought it so weird to drive 7 hours south for cooler temps. Elevation no doubt helps, as does being out of the Dome.
Wow, clicked your link, that is the 1st time I’ve heard of Lake Santeetlah, quite the lake ! I like paddling on lakes when they’re calm, but to me it’s more fun to ride river current. I do SUP on Grand Traverse Bay on calm days, it’s pretty great, but I just stick close to shore. I’m more adventurous in a kayak, but won’t cross big bodies of water, there is too much recreational motor boat traffic, and up here there is a good chance the operator will have a buzz on ( like near 100% chance,lol). But rivers or lakes, can’t go wrong with either one on hot days !
