Yeah, I know. In my teens and twenties I thought nothing of throwing my sleeping bag on the snow to sleep when it was -20, or slogging through the Escalante canyons in mid-winter, breaking through the ice in sneakers. Now, it doesn't happen nearly as often. (Read: never.) Something about greater wisdom coming with old age... Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+kimharch=cut.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 1:07 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Quadrantids When Patrick and I were frequenting "Little Stonehenge" out by Grantsville in the mid-70's and dead of winter, he had a surplus Air Force heated flight suit that he powered with his car battery! As I recall, it was full-body- except for the rump... I think he told me that was because the seats were heated in the aircraft. It seems to me that zero degrees wasn't nearly as cold when I was 16, as it is in my '50's. Ya know? On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
One of the crazier astronomy outings my family and I have enjoyed was a trip to Little Mountain in about 1990 to watch the Quadrantids. We took a large tarp, foam pads, sleeping bags and quilts and laid on top of the snow. It was about plus 10F, but the kids were warm enough to even fall asleep. I remember something like 60 or so at the peak ZHR. We observed from around 1:00 to 3:00. A memorable night for all of us.
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