Fresh Air
Well, I chose to head south, of course. And, I have to say, it’s been nice to breathe relatively clean air the last two days. Look, you can actually see the sky!
For those of you who asked, during the winter Salt Lake City often experiences something called a temperature inversion. Basically, for reasons I don’t fully understand, the air near the ground becomes cooler than the air above. (The temperature is actually higher at the ski resorts than it is in the valley.) This traps pollution near the valley floor and it doesn’t clear out until we get a storm. Because we haven’t had a storm in weeks, the Salt Lake Valley is filled with polluted air that’s just sitting over the entire city. Yuck.
I live above the valley, near the foothills, and I usually escape the worst of the gunk. But the layer of smog has been rising rapidly and it finally overtook my house. So I escaped to the land of casinos and shopping.
But even where there’s sun and air, a girl can still enjoy knitting a thrummed mitten.
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Susan | knitting, mittens, random
Oh yay! Glad you are escaping the smog and having some fun in the process!
You should see it today…the worst this winter. I hear a storm is coming in tomorrow (or Tuesday). Be careful coming home!
Yay for quick trips to the sun! I’m looking forward to heading down there myself.
I’m so glad to see you’re blogging again. Pick up a good raincoat and chains because Tuesday’s storms will be nasty.
Bring on the snow!
We’ve been in Park City during several inversions….weird to look DOWN on the clouds from 7000 feet!
I live here in Las Vegas. Don’t know how long you plan to be here but I go to a group tonight (Tuesday, Barnes & Noble on Lake Mead and Rainbow from 6ish to 9ish) and also a group on Thursday night (Wooly Wonders, Pecos and Tropicana - SE corner - 5ish to 7:30ish). Email me if you are interested or just show up.
Warm weather and sunshine–how I do miss them! Enjoy!
Awesome! Where did you stay?
oh my goodness I LOVE mittens
what pattern are you using??