The winters are a great way to unwind after a hectic summer. Once the leaves are gone, it’s officially beach season. Cleated mountain hiking. Coastal living. Winter in Maine is where it’s at. Beautiful, quiet and peaceful. Plus it helps you appreciate the spring blossoms.
I had to chuckle, All the reasons you have listed that would keep those away is why I plan on moving there. Not only to Maine, but to the thick of it into the Northwestern mountains. So, I can sled (snowmobile) from my house, go snowshoeing, alpine skiing (all my children ski), X-C Skiing. Maybe even try fatbike riding in the snow. I even have iced fish, ice skated, played pond hockey OR just sit by a nice roaring fire watching a blizzrd dropping a couple feet of snow while holding a hot chocolate and eating fresh baked chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. 🙂
If you've moved up here in the last 5 years, you don't have much of an idea of what a normal Maine winter is like. Last four Winters have either been El ninos or La Nina's which make the winters significantly warmer with a lot less snow for a lot less time. It's going to be a big shock for a lot of people from away when we get a few normal Winters in a row.
We visited Maine winter and during tourist season. We fled to New Hampshire. We haven't had a major snow storm in three years, a few inches here and there with a melt off in between. Here on February 18 th we have mostly green grass in the yard, no super cold days or nights. Our lake hasn't frozen in two years. We're not over burdened by tourists and they're here summer, fall and winter. No traffic nightmares. Moving from San Diego, when we saw how many cruise ships were allowed, that and the tourists made it a no for us. We're about an hour and a half from Maine.
Just wait until a real winter shows up. The ones you have had in the past few years are not typical winter for NH. When I lived there we would have a couple mild winters like that in a row but then you get a few real winters and you get 4 or 5 ft of snow over the winter and the lakes don’t thaw completely until sometime in April. Also the late snow storms in April with heavy wet snow. I loved those winters, but by late March you’re ready for it to be over.
I know that it's hard to believe that we prefer NH to California. We both grew up in winter and we met in Minnesota and experienced -50 wind chill, lots of snow, one tornado. I get a lot of art work done in winter. Our house has 28 windows so it's bright and cheerful in winter. We're not young so we have people to shovel the walk and snow blow the driveway. The town is great - plow the sidewalks as well as the street. We really enjoyed the one good storm...38 inches of snow...I made a sledding hill from my second story deck for the kids next door. We don't ski anymore. We love it here. @@markgallagher1376
@@contactsuzi7096 I believe it. I prefer NH over Florida as well. I was just pointing out that NH is capable of much harsher winters than the mild ones you have seen so far. I love the winters there, except the fuel cost if you heat with oil. One winter we had about 7 or 10 days in a row where the high temp was barely in double digits and low was negative teens. That was an expensive month for us. I love the creaky squeaking noise the snow makes when you step on it at those temps.
OMG Yes...the squeaky snow when it's sub zero...and I loved the ice fog on the Mississippi River in Mpls. (we lived on the bluffs above) When we decided to leave California, I took weather off the list as a determinate. LOL...we were looking for a quiet place, peaceful people. When I first saw hayfields in summer, I thought they were huge lawns! One of my favorite UA-camrs is Simple Living Alaska...they went out in minus 50 to prep the garden! I get what you're saying. I think the years in Minnesota gave us perspective. I live in Laconia. On Lake Winnisquam. Our little town has bloomed in the four years we've been here. I love this place. It is costly to heat in winter but we're much better off here overall. Come see us sometime! @@markgallagher1376
After 25+ years of snow blowing, shoveling the roof, power outages, etc. I’m loving winter on the Gulf Coast! I’ll see you all back in Maine in May.
I don't blame you!!
The winters are a great way to unwind after a hectic summer. Once the leaves are gone, it’s officially beach season. Cleated mountain hiking. Coastal living. Winter in Maine is where it’s at. Beautiful, quiet and peaceful. Plus it helps you appreciate the spring blossoms.
I had to chuckle, All the reasons you have listed that would keep those away is why I plan on moving there. Not only to Maine, but to the thick of it into the Northwestern mountains. So, I can sled (snowmobile) from my house, go snowshoeing, alpine skiing (all my children ski), X-C Skiing. Maybe even try fatbike riding in the snow. I even have iced fish, ice skated, played pond hockey OR just sit by a nice roaring fire watching a blizzrd dropping a couple feet of snow while holding a hot chocolate and eating fresh baked chocolate chip cookies made from scratch. 🙂
Awesome to hear! Thanks for the comment.
If you've moved up here in the last 5 years, you don't have much of an idea of what a normal Maine winter is like. Last four Winters have either been El ninos or La Nina's which make the winters significantly warmer with a lot less snow for a lot less time. It's going to be a big shock for a lot of people from away when we get a few normal Winters in a row.
We visited Maine winter and during tourist season. We fled to New Hampshire. We haven't had a major snow storm in three years, a few inches here and there with a melt off in between. Here on February 18 th we have mostly green grass in the yard, no super cold days or nights. Our lake hasn't frozen in two years. We're not over burdened by tourists and they're here summer, fall and winter. No traffic nightmares. Moving from San Diego, when we saw how many cruise ships were allowed, that and the tourists made it a no for us. We're about an hour and a half from Maine.
Awesome to hear! Thanks for the comment!!
Just wait until a real winter shows up. The ones you have had in the past few years are not typical winter for NH. When I lived there we would have a couple mild winters like that in a row but then you get a few real winters and you get 4 or 5 ft of snow over the winter and the lakes don’t thaw completely until sometime in April. Also the late snow storms in April with heavy wet snow. I loved those winters, but by late March you’re ready for it to be over.
I know that it's hard to believe that we prefer NH to California. We both grew up in winter and we met in Minnesota and experienced -50 wind chill, lots of snow, one tornado. I get a lot of art work done in winter. Our house has 28 windows so it's bright and cheerful in winter. We're not young so we have people to shovel the walk and snow blow the driveway. The town is great - plow the sidewalks as well as the street. We really enjoyed the one good storm...38 inches of snow...I made a sledding hill from my second story deck for the kids next door. We don't ski anymore. We love it here. @@markgallagher1376
@@contactsuzi7096 I believe it. I prefer NH over Florida as well. I was just pointing out that NH is capable of much harsher winters than the mild ones you have seen so far. I love the winters there, except the fuel cost if you heat with oil. One winter we had about 7 or 10 days in a row where the high temp was barely in double digits and low was negative teens. That was an expensive month for us. I love the creaky squeaking noise the snow makes when you step on it at those temps.
OMG Yes...the squeaky snow when it's sub zero...and I loved the ice fog on the Mississippi River in Mpls. (we lived on the bluffs above) When we decided to leave California, I took weather off the list as a determinate. LOL...we were looking for a quiet place, peaceful people. When I first saw hayfields in summer, I thought they were huge lawns! One of my favorite UA-camrs is Simple Living Alaska...they went out in minus 50 to prep the garden! I get what you're saying. I think the years in Minnesota gave us perspective. I live in Laconia. On Lake Winnisquam. Our little town has bloomed in the four years we've been here. I love this place. It is costly to heat in winter but we're much better off here overall. Come see us sometime! @@markgallagher1376
Brain Freeze! Great job Cam.
We have a saying here in Maine. If you can't take the winters you don't deserve the summers.
Love it! Thanks for the comment.