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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 02/14/2016 at 16:57 • Filed to: The air up there

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Down there someplace is my house. That’s not fog. Ewww. We got a little weather today that cleaned it up some but its been pretty gross for a few weeks now.

DoYouEvenShift > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:04

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I thought that was a lake!

HammerheadFistpunch > DoYouEvenShift 02/14/2016 at 17:05

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nope, road salts, dust, wood burning and exhaust.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:06

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Proximity to Provo?

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/14/2016 at 17:08

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North about 40 minutes. This canyon buts up against American Fork Canyon which is accessed from the north part of the Provo valley.

MultiplaOrgasms > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:13

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Oh so this is where Volkswagens go to die.

HammerheadFistpunch > MultiplaOrgasms 02/14/2016 at 17:16

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im doing my part

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:21

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Ah. I’m basically only familiar with Park City, Provo, SLC, and Lehi.

Smog a result of the huge influx of people over the last few years and booming local economy, perhaps? I can’t believe how different the valley looks every time I visit.

Spoon II > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:23

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Ouch, looks like it’s a natural bowl for holding pollution

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/14/2016 at 17:26

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its a geographical problem, its a temperature inversion due to the way the valley is shaped and so the cold dense air settles below warmer higher pressure air and restricts the exchange of atmosphere and anything trapped in it. Its not so much that salt lake valley is full of polluters as much as it is that our geography can trap it all in. Its a giant covered wagon more or less.

HammerheadFistpunch > Spoon II 02/14/2016 at 17:28

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more or less; cold air gets in, and then the warm air settles over it trapping it like a blanket between the mountain ranges. Since the cold air is trapped so is everything else that goes up...pollution mostly.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:28

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Oppo continues to be more educational than any blog.

PowderHound > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:36

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Seemed to be clearing out today. I went up little cotton wood and did some touring. It was coming down pretty hard out there and wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be after all that warmth.

Alfalfa > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:39

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Thought about taking a canyon drive today to avoid inversion, but laziness got the better of me.

Spaceball-Two > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 17:39

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I don't miss that inversion at all. My eyes are irritated just looking at this.

HammerheadFistpunch > PowderHound 02/14/2016 at 17:44

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it creamed up nicely yesterday, today would have been nice if there was some new stuff falling.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 02/14/2016 at 22:15

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That is why you move to Heber. That and the Hub.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/14/2016 at 23:15

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The desire to look in Midway is strong, many strong.

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > HammerheadFistpunch 02/15/2016 at 02:50

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So California maybe isn’t so bad about trying not to put so much in the Air?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 02/15/2016 at 11:31

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It’s nice on the east side of the mountains. Plus Midway / Heber is pretty convenient for getting to Provo, though less so if you need to get up to SLC for work.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 02/15/2016 at 11:32

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I have been trying to get a job at Adobe so I can justify living in midway...so far no luck. I want to live in Midway so bad though, I love that place. Not that I don’t love where I live but Midway is magic town. Heber...less so.