Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Wind, Altitude, and Monsoon Flows

Looks like the monsoon flow that had been over southern Utah for the past week has finally past us. The news had said it was leaving, but what a vast difference. We have had unusually high humidity (40-50%) and it is definitely all gone. The current humidity is 18%, making my walk very unenjoyable. I also tried to run for the first time at a high altitude ... definitely not at the point where I can do that. Maybe i'm not as used to the altitude and climate as I thought I was ... even Callie was having issues! Hopefully we both get over our issues by Saturday ... Callie and I are going hiking at Cedar Breaks ... which is at about 10,000 feet. We'll see.

The wind here is much like it is in Oklahoma, except less like a hair dryer. The wind here is actually cold. So, the only thing that was enjoyable about my walk was this amazing view ... check it out:

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