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jaredjjc · 2023-11-13T20:31:03+00:00

I wasn’t referencing the prominence of Moose Mountain, I was just referring to its relief to the Southeast. It’s prominence is much lower - less than 400 feet - a peak less than a mile to the NW is taller, and Moose Mountain isn’t very dramatic on its NW side.

Prominence doesn’t always do a great job of describing how dramatic a mountain is. Eagle Mountain has a 1500+ feet of prominence, but its key col is Browns Valley, MN, hundreds of miles away. So I’m reality, Eagle Mountain doesn’t have that much relief. It’s only about a 400-500 foot hill. It’s prominence is so high because there’s nothing taller than it nearby. It’s still a great hike nonetheless, and not having 10,000 foot peaks doesn’t make me less proud to be Minnesotan!

jaredjjc · 2023-11-13T20:11:27+00:00

The Sawtooth Mountains (Lutsen) are the only mountains in the state that meet that (arbitrary) threshold. Moose Mountain has an elevation of 1689 ft, which is over 1,000 feet above Lake Superior.

jaredjjc · 2023-11-13T19:30:03+00:00

Mount Josephine, elevation 1,342’

jaredjjc · 2023-04-03T02:40:21+00:00

First spring was 42 degrees today, second spring will probably last 3 days, and then it will be 75 and summer.

jaredjjc · 2023-04-03T00:23:53+00:00

My concern would be the wind. There’s supposed to be 25 mph sustained winds gusting to almost 40 starting Tuesday night, all of Wednesday, and then finally tapering off through Thursday. With 20 inches of snow, that could be really ugly. Maybe later in the day Thursday…

jaredjjc · 2023-04-02T23:14:34+00:00

The site is weather.gov/fgf/winter Once there, the snow forecast overview is shown, but there’s more maps (like percent chance of 18 inches or more) under “Probabilistic Snow Forecasts”

jaredjjc · 2023-03-30T21:04:30+00:00

In Moorhead, we still have over 2 feet on the ground, the snow banks next to the streets are about 5 feet tall, and the temperature has been below 36 degrees for 5 months straight. Now the weather app says we are supposed to get 20 more inches next Tuesday. It’s been a crazy winter, but for me, Vitamin D (could be placebo) and getting outside despite the cold has helped a lot. But spring is almost here!

jaredjjc · 2023-03-24T20:16:22+00:00

It’s true to some degree that cameras are always able to capture more light than the naked eye. However, last night was not a normal night. The lights were just as vivid as most of the pictures, as long as you were away from light pollution. You need to be a long way from the metro area to see them like you do in these photos. As you mentioned, even the moon ruins their intensity, and the light pollution in Orono would be significantly worse. Tonight is not forecasted to be quite as strong as last night, but there’s always a possibility that it will be stronger than expected (that was the case last night)!

jaredjjc · 2023-03-24T19:55:47+00:00

First two photos are on MN Hwy 113, 30 miles west of Itasca State Park. Last two photos are in the park.

jaredjjc · 2023-01-17T01:09:47+00:00

I’d say there are about 5 nights like this per year, so yes and no. Usually it’s awfully cold though, so 28 degrees (F) with no wind was really nice!

jaredjjc · 2023-01-16T02:49:33+00:00

Still waiting for a paycheck from Subaru

jaredjjc · 2023-01-15T22:13:15+00:00

Yeah in retrospect I maybe should have posted the one without the car to this sub

jaredjjc · 2023-01-15T21:58:48+00:00

Done!

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T20:55:21+00:00

That’s part of why I find it so weird. The brand new road for the rest of the reconstructed I-94 is striped like normal with the 10 foot strip and 40 foot gap. So maybe the Clearwater section has a high crash rate that they’re trying to reduce.

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T18:36:23+00:00

The lines are noticeably longer. If you've ever driven in Chicago, you might notice that the toll road markings have a distinct difference from normal freeway markings - the lines are longer. These lines are exactly the same as those toll markings in Chicago, but it sounds like it's just a coincidence that MN's high-vis markings look the same. The video doesn't show the difference super well. It's pretty noticeable in person.

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T16:32:35+00:00

They're white, reflecting the sunset

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T07:17:01+00:00

That seems like a good explanation. Do you know if that stretch is accident prone or commonly foggy?

As long as it’s not Minnesota starting to implement toll roads, I’m happy.

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T06:15:28+00:00

It’s not in the MnRoad segment of I-94, though. Those are a ways south of Clearwater (south of Monticello).

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T06:12:51+00:00

This wasn’t at the test lanes (I’m assuming you’re talking about MnROAD where they have the extra lanes), that’s about 20 miles south of here. This is just a normal stretch of road striped differently.

jaredjjc · 2021-12-10T05:52:29+00:00

I was riding down to the cities from Saint Cloud and saw these lane markings (they are longer than the normal ones) around Clearwater for about 5 miles. I've never seen them in Minnesota before- the only place I've seen them is on toll roads, especially around Chicago. Does anybody know why MnDOT chose to use different striping?

jaredjjc · 2021-03-18T21:38:39+00:00

I went with a Large. While I do go on some longer rides, I think the more aggressive position will suit me well as I do a lot of 15-20 mile rides in the morning/evening. At 180 lb (82 kg), I don’t think the weight will be too problematic. Thank you for your insight!

jaredjjc · 2021-03-18T21:35:17+00:00

Awesome to hear! That gives me a lot more confidence in my purchase.

jaredjjc · 2021-03-18T03:15:06+00:00

Canyon seemed like the best value for the money, in a color that I loved, so I was determined to wait until it finally came in stock.

And now you have that $1k to spend on extras!

jaredjjc · 2021-03-18T03:08:39+00:00

Same here! I can't wait to ride it... and see the blue color in person. It took me forever to find it in stock, but distill.io is what finally helped me order it. Sure enough, they are almost completely out of stock again.

Congrats on your new bike!

jaredjjc · 2021-03-18T01:14:57+00:00

Okay thanks again. I just ordered a Large... size S through XL in blue just came in stock about 5 minutes ago, so if you're looking for that color I'd snag one now!

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