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From: Jean Mayfield Cuevas <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Greetings - Off Subject
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 13:11:37 -0400
In-Reply-To: <22da69022d7c43.22d7c4322da690@shaw.ca>


Jim and Wanda,

I missed this message about your trip. Sounds like a fun time, and I would
love to have joined you! <g>

Fascinating about the lack of darkness. One could be confused for sure
about when to sleep at that rate!

Jean C


At 01:28 PM 6/20/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Greetings from the far north to all you people suffering in the heat,
>
>We are visiting our Son and family in Yellowknife, NWT, just across from
>Alaska For the technicaly minded, we are at Lat 62.5N, and Long
>114.5W. Some of you may realize that is about 5 degrees south of the
>arctic circle. At this time of the year, it doesn't get dark. The sun
>sets about 11:30pm and rises about 3:30am. In between it is twilight,
>just like the dusk and dawn periods for those who never get this far
>north. If you were north of the arctic circle, the sun would not set this
>time of year. You can see that we are close to that condition.
>
>Temperature has been warm, with our high temp in the past week being about
>75F and the lowest was about 45F. So far there have been no bugs to take
>note of, which is good considering that this area is noted for people
>suffering from flying pests such as mosquitos, horse flies, black flies
>and no-see-ems (tiny little insects that seem to take a bite out of your
>flesh.)
>
>Why don't you come for a visit?
>
>Jim and Wanda
>
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