The Sky Is Always Blue in San Diego
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| Maybe it's just bad timing, but I've made many trips to California (LA, San Diego) and Florida (Miami) and have found the sky to be a dull blue at both places -- hazy, whitish. Same thing in Dallas (travel there a lot for work) -- while it is technically sunny most of the time, the sky is a very weak blue. I've found most big cities to have dull/hazy blue skies (Chicago, NYC). While you can get some great blue skies every now and then, they're more the exception than the norm. The Colorado/Utah/Arizona high country have the bluest skies I've seen anywhere. Mind you, not Denver -- it is pretty hazy most of the time (unless you live on the west side of town). Here's Colorado: Lake Dillon panorama (http://www.syedfaisal.com/Photo_Albums/NewHouse/LakeDillonPano01.jpg - broken link) http://www.syedfaisal.com/Photo_Albums/Aspen2006/Aspen2006-176.JPG (broken link) http://static1.bareka.com/photos/medium/942548/launching-siberia-bowl.jpg (broken link) Here's Utah: Alta panorama (http://www.syedfaisal.com/Photo_Albums/Ski-2005-2006/ESA2006/ESAPanorama01.jpg - broken link) http://www.syedfaisal.com/Photo_Albums/Ski-2005-2006/ESA2006/ESA2006-18.jpg (broken link) http://www.syedfaisal.com/Photo_Albums/Moab2006/Gallery/images/fullsize/Moab2006-079.JPG (broken link) Here's Arizona: |
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| New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah all have rarified air and the bluest skies. San Francisco? No way! |
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| The first time I can remember being consciously aware of just how blue the sky appeared to be was on the summit of Mt Katahdin in Maine. A year later I was living in Colorado, and I coined one of my favorite terms, Colorado Blue Sky. Since then, the Colorado blue sky has been my point of comparison, and everywhere else usually falls a little short of matching Colorado. regards....Franco |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by mpope409 Any city in Texas. Rural areas, some, but cities, no way. They're full of pollution. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by Guerilla San Francisco! Uhhh... I wish that were true, however it definitely is not! Some of our surrounding cities have nice blue skies, but haven't you heard of the San Francisco fog?? It's the end of July right now, and today is the first time I've seen sun in - oh - about 3 weeks. low/thick fog, clouds, low temperatures, and sprinkles all through the summer... in fact, summer is our LEAST sunny time of the year! Weird, I know, since most people think of California as warm & sunny. Los Angeles is definitely more like that stereotype, but their awful smog kinda covers the sun. In case you all don't believe me (about our lack of sun), here are 2 pictures from April of this year - and this is typical in the middle of summer, too! Last edited by gizmo980; 07-26-2007 at 02:24 PM.. |
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| Oh, and to answer the original question, my first thought is either Las Vegas or Denver... I'm sure other cities rival their sunshine, but those are both strong contenders! Doesn't Denver supposedly have more sunny days than ANY city in the country? And actually, I'd like to take back my earlier comment, about wishing we had blue skies in SF... I actually LOVE our weather, since I'm not a sun & heat kind of person! Last edited by gizmo980; 07-26-2007 at 02:27 PM.. |
Occasionally I long for the sun, but we can always get that in about a 20-30 minute drive.| | |||
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| Idk, but imho, PCB, FL. |
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| My pick would be Mauna Kea, HI at (Big Island) at almost 14,000 feet above sea level. The summit is above approximately 40% of Earth's atmosphere and 90% of the water vapor, allowing for exceptionally clear images. Additionally, the peak is well above the inversion layer, allowing up to 300 clear nights per year. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by gizmo980 Uhhh... I wish that were true, however it definitely is not! Some of our surrounding cities have nice blue skies, but haven't you heard of the San Francisco fog?? It's the end of July right now, and today is the first time I've seen sun in - oh - about 3 weeks. low/thick fog, clouds, low temperatures, and sprinkles all through the summer... in fact, summer is our LEAST sunny time of the year! Weird, I know, since most people think of California as warm & sunny. Los Angeles is definitely more like that stereotype, but their awful smog kinda covers the sun. In case you all don't believe me (about our lack of sun), here are 2 pictures from April of this year - and this is typical in the middle of summer, too! Doesn't it burn off in the afternoon? |
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| Gary indiana. Was there 30 years ago and the blue smoke in the air was awesome |
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