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Motown Spartan wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
it's a magical place... where dreams take wings.

Pack you bike in your car and come visit. I’ll take you on a bike ride and even buy the PBRs. You can stay with us, in a tent, or camper. I promise you won’t see many people in khakis.

Are you riding in the Great Deer Chase in August? I was just reading about that yesterday.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Are you riding in the Great Deer Chase in August? I was just reading about that yesterday.

We actually might do it this year. It usually falls during our regularly scheduled vacation but not this year. We know a lot of people that do it every year.

As I happens, I'm setting up camp in the Porkies the night before. I'm sure the MTB part is way beyond my ability and I'm probably not going to have the energy after the drive up on Friday, but I do have to find some places to ride during my visit to supplement my hiking.

There's currently a temperature reading of -90 in an area of Anarctica. Does windchill even matter when it's that effing cold?

It looks like burning outside

72 degrees.

Can’t see the sun.  
A gray haze with an air quality index of 265.  
Smells like Canadian smoke.

Worst smoke / smog I’ve seen since late May/June 1980 when we lived in Norman Oklahoma in the weeks following Mt St Helen’s eruption.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:It looks like burning outside

Very hazy.  No wonder.  You can smell and almost taste it.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

We actually might do it this year. It usually falls during our regularly scheduled vacation but not this year. We know a lot of people that do it every year.

As I happens, I'm setting up camp in the Porkies the night before. I'm sure the MTB part is way beyond my ability and I'm probably not going to have the energy after the drive up on Friday, but I do have to find some places to ride during my visit to supplement my hiking.

If you side trip into the Keweenaw (highly advise it) you could hit Brockway Mountain Drive for a ride. Start from the Eagle Harbor end...starting at the Copper Harbor end would be a bitch.

The Pantry wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

As I happens, I'm setting up camp in the Porkies the night before. I'm sure the MTB part is way beyond my ability and I'm probably not going to have the energy after the drive up on Friday, but I do have to find some places to ride during my visit to supplement my hiking.

If you side trip into the Keweenaw (highly advise it) you could hit Brockway Mountain Drive for a ride. Start from the Eagle Harbor end...starting at the Copper Harbor end would be a bitch.

Thanks, I'm definitely looking at that! I've got 3.5 days in that area before I pull up the stakes and head over to Taquemenon for a couple.

Has gotten worse in the last hour.  Trees 2-3 houses away are looking hazy now.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:pretty f'd up in East Lansing, as well.

This explains why I tasted a fine grit in my mouth when I took the dog out about 3 this morning.

Yeah, I canceled the post-work bike ride today on account of these conditions.

Or maybe it was that I discovered a flat tire I wasn't in the mood to deal with. You decide.

You mean that shit I was inhaling wasn’t fog?

Spent about 20 minutes outside today with the kids and I feel like shit. Kids, 4 and 7, seem to be fine. Had no idea how bad is the air quality really is. Stupid me.

so tonight is going to be in the 50's and I love sleeping with the windows open. Is this also stupid?

duffy munn wrote:Spent about 20 minutes outside today with the kids and I feel like shit. Kids, 4 and 7, seem to be fine. Had no idea how bad is the air quality really is. Stupid me.

so tonight is going to be in the 50's and I love sleeping with the windows open. Is this also stupid?

Yes. Keep your windows closed.

Took the dog for a short walk. Eyes are actually burning a little bit. Fucking Canada. Get your house in order.

DWags wrote:You mean that shit I was inhaling wasn’t fog?

Nope, you're inhaling burned trees and brush and whatever else is burning.

duffy munn wrote:Spent about 20 minutes outside today with the kids and I feel like shit. Kids, 4 and 7, seem to be fine. Had no idea how bad is the air quality really is. Stupid me.

so tonight is going to be in the 50's and I love sleeping with the windows open. Is this also stupid?

You're better off running the ac until this is done with. I've got three air filters going in my house so the air quality is pretty good as long as I don't leave a door or window open or run the gas stove.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:It looks like burning outside

Smelled like campfire this afternoon. Smell is gone, but still foggy/smokey.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

DWags wrote:You mean that shit I was inhaling wasn’t fog?

Nope, you're inhaling burned trees and brush and whatever else is burning.

Not to mention the hordes of Canadian eco-warriors who self-immolated in protest of the out of control wildfires caused by climate change. Ironically, setting themselves on fire started another raging, out of control wildfire. So Dwags is breathing in crispy Canadians, too.







just kidding. for all I know, Dwags’ fog was caused by Mrs. Dwags’ lady farts.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Yes. Keep your windows closed.

I'm going on a trail run tomorrow morning 'cause fuck the Canadians

#America #TobyKeith #Benghazi

(Seriously.. I do have a long trail run planned. Might need to adjust my expectations).

#TobyKeith #Trucks #Guns

Wear a mask, at least.

It smells like Gary, Indiana out there.

tGreenWay wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Nope, you're inhaling burned trees and brush and whatever else is burning.

Not to mention the hordes of Canadian eco-warriors who self-immolated in protest of the out of control wildfires caused by climate change. Ironically, setting themselves on fire started another raging, out of control wildfire. So Dwags is breathing in crispy Canadians, too.







just kidding. for all I know, Dwags’ fog was caused by Mrs. Dwags’ lady farts.

In all fairness to Dwags, his sense of smell has not been very good since he cut down on the bud lt and turned to smack

Dendrobates wrote:It smells like Gary, Indiana out there.

Nothing smells that bad.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Yes. Keep your windows closed.

I'm going on a trail run tomorrow morning 'cause fuck the Canadians

#America #TobyKeith #Benghazi

(Seriously.. I do have a long trail run planned. Might need to adjust my expectations).

#TobyKeith #Trucks #Guns

You’d do well to wait another day. Seriously. Exercising outside when the air quality is this bad is just silly. Besides, it’s too late for us to start a pool on the time of day you’re hospitalized with chest pains.

AQI is 366 here.

The Pantry wrote:AQI is 366 here.

Ouch, good day to stay inside. Still at 210 here in beautiful St Johns/Dewitt. It's at 15 inside my house.

Seeing some sort of shiny round light in the shy.

Trapper Gus wrote:Seeing some sort of shiny round light in the shy.

Did it look like this?  I wouldn't describe it shiny.

Yes, didn't see it at all yesterday.

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Wildfire smoke has been a huge topic around not only mid-Michigan today, but much of the state.

At times on Tuesday, the Air Quality around the state of Michigan was registering numbers on the Air Quality Index (AQI) that were some of the highest in the world when it came to air pollution.

In addition to the haze and fog that accompanied that smoke, many around the area noticed the smell that came along with it. The descriptions of that smell varied, but one of the most common descriptions seemed to be that smoke smelled like burnt plastic. Regardless of your description, it didn’t seem to be our traditional campfire smoke smell that many are accustomed to.

We decided to see if we could find some answers on why that smell occurred, and thanks to our meteorological contacts at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), we were able to get an answer on what may have caused it.

According to a toxicologist at EGLE: “Wood fires emit a lot of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Most of these VOCs are noticeable to our noses as the familiar “campfire” smell, but they break down quickly when exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Other VOCs like benzene, formaldehyde and acrolein are also released and they outlast the ‘campfire’ VOCs. It’s these chemical compounds that you’re smelling as the smoke wafts around for a few days and settles to the ground and reaches your nose.”

Although there are several fires burning in Canada, and different fires may have different explanations, this explanation may at least explain what we experienced locally today.

Jake from State Farm wrote:SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Wildfire smoke has been a huge topic around not only mid-Michigan today, but much of the state.

At times on Tuesday, the Air Quality around the state of Michigan was registering numbers on the Air Quality Index (AQI) that were some of the highest in the world when it came to air pollution.

In addition to the haze and fog that accompanied that smoke, many around the area noticed the smell that came along with it. The descriptions of that smell varied, but one of the most common descriptions seemed to be that smoke smelled like burnt plastic. Regardless of your description, it didn’t seem to be our traditional campfire smoke smell that many are accustomed to.

We decided to see if we could find some answers on why that smell occurred, and thanks to our meteorological contacts at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), we were able to get an answer on what may have caused it.

According to a toxicologist at EGLE: “Wood fires emit a lot of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Most of these VOCs are noticeable to our noses as the familiar “campfire” smell, but they break down quickly when exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Other VOCs like benzene, formaldehyde and acrolein are also released and they outlast the ‘campfire’ VOCs. It’s these chemical compounds that you’re smelling as the smoke wafts around for a few days and settles to the ground and reaches your nose.”

Although there are several fires burning in Canada, and different fires may have different explanations, this explanation may at least explain what we experienced locally today.

Let the record reflect that hundreds of wildfires should now be referred to as several.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:back from a bike ride.. wife was in a meeting. Not sure she even knew I was gone.

a quick 16 miles, HR never got above 122 bpm.

With EL’s air quality this afternoon you could have stayed in the house with the AC running and smoked a half pack of Marlboro’s instead.

Bob seems more like a Virginia Slims kind of guy. He’s come a long way, baby.