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HighLonesome's avatar
HighLonesome
Explorer
Oct 12, 2016

weather

I'm not sure where to post this so I thought I would try here since full timers are more likely to be on the road looking for the best weather.(I know I'll be)

I am trying to make a go to list of places for the summer in Canada and the US....where temps are in the 70 to 80 deg range during the day.

I know that weather is variable everywhere but I would appreciate some suggestions on where to go in the dead of summer where the weather is generally in that range of temps.

thanks
  • Trackrig's avatar
    Trackrig
    Explorer II
    Oct 12, 2016
    Basically you want to go up in elevation to get cooler temps. Last summer there was a lot of high 80 deg temps all the way to Fairbanks, Alaska, so just going north doesn't insure lower temps.

    Bill
  • TucsonJim's avatar
    TucsonJim
    Explorer II
    Oct 12, 2016
    Anywhere in the Northern Rockies near Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada to Glacier and Yellowstone in the USA.

    Jim
  • HighLonesome's avatar
    HighLonesome
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2016
    Thanks for the info.... thats what I need to know. I was wondering if going north would do it. I can see elevation is key.
  • Trackrig's avatar
    Trackrig
    Explorer II
    Oct 12, 2016
    Closer to you would be the Show Low area of eastern Arizona.

    Bill
  • accsys's avatar
    accsys
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2016
    We just spent the summer on the Oregon coast and the temps rarely got above 70.
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2016
    Summers are 60-80 along the shores of Lake Michigan... more 60's than 80's... sometimes the jet stream stalls and we'll get soaked with 90-100 degree weather for a few days, but not that often.
  • 2gypsies1's avatar
    2gypsies1
    Explorer III
    Oct 12, 2016
    You'll need to zero in on elevations of 6,000+ - preferably 8,000 to get consistent cooler temps. Humidity is a big factor - the drier west is much better. Also the western coastlines are fantastic. Those are the parameters we followed while full-timing.
  • HighLonesome's avatar
    HighLonesome
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2016
    thanks everyone for your advice. I will only be in the west unless I am going east in Canada for
    some reason.

    I like mountains.... the eastern part of the US has nothing I am interested in.
    I like wide open spaces and minimal grass and trees if i have a choice.
    I prefer rocks and dirt and spare mountainous terrain..... the deserts are my choice in the winter.

    summer is the time i need to sort out before next year.

    anyway... I appreciate the help.
    thanks
  • PawPaw_n_Gram's avatar
    PawPaw_n_Gram
    Explorer
    Oct 12, 2016
    2gypsies wrote:
    You'll need to zero in on elevations of 6,000+ - preferably 8,000 to get consistent cooler temps. Humidity is a big factor - the drier west is much better. Also the western coastlines are fantastic. Those are the parameters we followed while full-timing.


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  • HighLonesome's avatar
    HighLonesome
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2016
    Trackrig wrote:
    Closer to you would be the Show Low area of eastern Arizona.

    Bill


    Thanks I forgot about that place... but when summer comes.... I really want to get as far away from Texas as I can. lol Show Low aint far enough. lol

    but... nevertheless.... I will keep that in mind.

    thanks

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