What is it about the winter weather in Rochester that feels so mild? Gone are the dull December days of highs in the 40's: it hasn't cracked 32 here for two weeks. But despite weather in the teens and twenties, the air is easy to breathe and walking outside is nippy, but pleasant.
Coming into school today it was sunny with a breeze, and three inches of fresh powder lay on top of the 10 or 12 inches we already had on the ground. But after a nice walk into school, I turn on the computer to learn that it's 17 degrees, with a wind chill feel of 5 degrees. Maybe it's the humidity (58%) that makes the air feel mild; or the effect of living on a large, still unfrozen river. I don't know, but I'm certainly appreciative of how easy it still is to get around walking and - even better - on skis.
(On a related note, I skied a good 10 or 12 miles to and from RIT last night. Awesome trails, packed down by snowmobiles, almost the entire way).
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