Originally Posted By LVCajun <Were these people in shorts and T-shirts by chance, LVCajun? ;-)> Yeah and thongs. My stock answer for people when they ask me why it's cold in Vegas is "Because it's winter."
Originally Posted By LVCajun <My mom was going back to Pahrump this afternoon but not over the mountain.> Everyone told me I should look for my new house in Pahrump, but this is one of the reasons I wouldn't move there. It's a long drive to go around.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I just checked - las vegas elevation is 2178 ft / 664 m. So it's not "that" high for desert.>> What qualifies for "High Desert" in your opinion? The elevation of Barstow is only 1,926 feet which is less than Las Vegas. I would certainly consider Barstow high desert. But then what do I know... I'm from Minnesota. ;-)
Originally Posted By JohnS1 The idea is that most people think of desert as low-lying, sun-baked bottom land. Some of it is - such as down by Salton Sea, etc. But you actually have to climb quite a bit out of LA to go up into the desert. That qualifies as high desert to me.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Interesting, I'd never heard of "high desert". I'm in that group of clueless outsiders who had no idea it snowed in Vegas. Got me another IQ point now!
Originally Posted By gadzuux Well, since condor flats at DCA is themed as "high desert airfield" in lancaster, I guess you're right. I tend to think of "high desert" as continental divide area - denver, albuquerque, flagstaff - above 5000 or even 6000 feet. Vegas is barely over 2000.
Originally Posted By gadzuux So when it comes to altitude, Reno beats Vegas by a country mile, and that's never going to change. Take THAT, Las Vegas!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^But Reno's not considered "desert"... Last I heard, neither was Denver, Albuqerque or Flagstaff. *LOL* ;-) TDG, the only truly 'clueless' are those who don't check weatherchannel.com before traveling. ;-)
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Reno gets a lot of snow regularly... And they're very close to Lake Tahoe. Apples and Oranges, kiddles...
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <^^But Reno's not considered "desert"... Last I heard, neither was Denver, Albuqerque or Flagstaff. *LOL* ;-)> Until that post, except for Denver, they were all "desert" to me, lol.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^Talking about Denver, we were clobbered today by a blizzard. As I type this the airport is still closed. So much for our multi billion dollar "blizzard proof" boondoggle, known as DIA. We are expected to have as much a 2 ft by tommorow afternoon, with some drifts as deep as 6 feet!
Originally Posted By fkurucz Read all about it: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/20/snowstorm.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHE R/12/20/snowstorm.ap/index.html</a> I especially liked this part: "In Denver, Chris and Erica Govea couldn't figure out what the fuss was about. The Fresno, California, couple were in town to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, and had picked the city after seeing it on televised Denver Broncos games. Strolling through the snow, bundled in puffy coats and laden with shopping bags, Chris Govea said, "We thought it was always like this."
Originally Posted By fkurucz Its kind of neat, until you have to shovel the driveway! Since we get storms like this only once every few years, few people have snow blowers. Tonight I wish had one!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy But see, you've got the wrong attitude. Don't "shovel" it, *play* in it! Fun TDG Factoid of the Day: My brother-in-law is from Denver.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>But see, you've got the wrong attitude. Don't "shovel" it, *play* in it!<< That's what the backyard is for. But if you have 2+ ft of snow in your driveway, then you can't get your car out of the garage! And I'm not done with my Christmas shopping!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy OOHHhhhh...yeah, you got me at "And I'm not done with my Christmas shopping"! I thought you were gonna use work as an excuse and I was like, screw work! LOL Tell them you "can't make it in". ;-) But for the sake of Christmas and presents, I hope ya get out! lol
Originally Posted By LVCajun If it ever comes down to me having to shovel snow, I'm going to use sick days until it melts.
