Greetings and welcome!
Spring continues to amaze here in Silver Cliff. The cherry trees are in bloom, and the marsh marigolds are everywhere. I actually cut some of the long grass in the front yard over the weekend, and I saw my first fern fiddle heads today. I also killed my first ( and so far only) mosquito Friday.
The weekend again found dry and windy conditions and a fire danger in the very high zone. I really wanted to have a bonfire and BBQ grill going, but again it was just too risky.
My decision was verified when I was out in the field Saturday cutting up a tree. The field grass was crunchy and ridiculously dry, and I didn’t even like being out there with the chainsaw. It would not take much to light the whole field up.
When I looked up the fire danger Saturday there were three wildfires within 30 miles according to the DNR site. I can take a hint. Maybe next weekend.
I heard on the radio this morning that the whole UP is under a red flag fire danger warning. That’s as bad as it gets, and we are what, 40 miles away?
We had a little rain today, but it was not enough to run off or make a puddle. We have another chance at rain about Thursday morning, and maybe even a thunderstorm could happen. I would expect less that a half inch of rain out of that one.
Behind that rain is a big cold wave just in time for the weekend. We are looking at high temps around 50 both days, and low temperatures around freezing.
I was looking at the upper air temperature maps and it would indeed be cold enough at the key levels of the atmosphere to snow if there were any precip.
I have to wrap it up, but here are a couple of event posters before I go.
Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB
Ray,
Just a reminder, your Northern Destinations home page still reads that the ATV trails are closed, and I believe they’re all open in the area now. Right? By the way, thanks for the ultra bright flashlights, they’re working great. See you around,
Klings