Baywatch -- Countdown to Opening day

[YOAdrien]

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide us with these pictures i check everyday religiously. I wish i lived Upthesaukee but maybe someday. Thanks again i can't wait to get out there after some big tasty salmon!!!

[upthesaukee]

It's actually fun and interesting to see the progression of the ice and to be able to chronicle it on a daily basis. If you didn't know, Island Girl has set up a page of the Rattlesnake Cam webiste with all the cam links, a link to this thread, a link to DRH's "West Alton Digi-cam" photos of ice out from the Minge cove area in West Alton and other interesting links. Here's the link if you don't already have it. (thanks I. G., DRH, and Webmaster Don for all you folks do as well)


http://www.rattlesnakecam.com/iceout.htm

Thanks for your kind words, and hurry upthesaukee!

[Mee-n-Mac]

Wow it's sure moving out quick. Off the end of my dock it appeared to be mebbe 4" thick on Sun and there was water (not sure if they were holes of just standing water) at the end of the former ice runway. Betcha it'll be open past Sandy Pt by weeks end.

ps - Mee says to tell you you had her; hook, line and sinker with the 4/1 picture and story. Oh wait, what ... err she now says you did not fool her, yeah, not. Gotta go now, will ..... arrghh ....

[upthesaukee]

Mac-- are those Mee's fingerprints I see around your throat??? Sorry for the "gotcha", Mee!!


Here's the 6th's edition of the Great Alton Bay Ice March, taken from the Park side of the Alton Bay Community Center on the west side. The open water goes to the white house on the far side in the center of the picture, with a few pockets over towards the band stand. The open water in foreground is from the swim dock area over towards the Mt Wash. Dock. Mac, hope you're right and here's the picture:

[pmj]

Upthesaukee...I just gotta ask...do you have any connection to the fine newsworthy journalism that has appeared in Alton's "Main Street" the last 2 years in the month of April???.

I am referring to the recent news of a particular Alton resident throwing out the first pitch at Fenway. Great story. I almost was phuled myself, then I remembered the same family who dealt with terrorism protection in a very ingenious way.

pmj

[upthesaukee]

No, not related, not the person, but I am one with a sense of humor, and drew a great deal of inspiration from past Main Street April Articles. I look forward to that one issue in particular because I know it will be there, I know I will enjoy it, and I laugh like heck when I tell my daughter she has been fooled by the article...once again!

It happens at a wonderful time of the year, because we have pretty much enjoyed as much of winter as we can stand, and look for a refreshing bit of spring, only to realize we just had our chain yanked. Half the fun for me was coming up with names, and still trying to make it believable. Glad you liked it and thanks for the nice comment. I tip my hat to the Main Street crowd, they do a fine job. See you around town.

[pmj]

Upthesaukee,

Yeah, we sure need a sense of humor at this time of year to rid ourselves of the effects of cabin fever..your pictures are great, thanks for posting them!

pmj

[upthesaukee]

Thursday, April 7th. Gray and dreary, at least at 4:15 in the afternoon. Ice is slowly progressing toward the bandstand, now close to being even with the bandstand. Still a good chunk of ice that comes down the west side, but is getting really black, and I think in a day or two it will just disappear. Don't think we'll hit Sandy Point by the weekend. Here's the pic from Alton Bay Community Center on the West Side of the bay"

[Just Sold]

Hey Upthesaukee you should have seen the bay earlier in the day with everyone fishing off docks, Mount pier, canoes and inflatables at 1:00PM. Anywhere there was open water they were there.

[upthesaukee]

Alas Just Sold, some of us do have to work for a living . But driving by the end of the bay every day puts a on my face. Thanks for the assist on the pictures. Progress is being made every day!

April 8th - Water is to the band stand, and ice is clear from Gillan's Downings, with a little path all the way to the Mt.'s dock. Here is a picture from the Mount's Dock:



and here is a link to a panorama (2 picture) showing a wider area and larger photo. (Definition of Spring - Nature's way of saying "let the party begin"!)

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...php?photo=5985

[Just Sold]

Upthesaukee - sorry but I was on my way home from my work in Sandbornton at Winisquam and could not pass up the side trip along the lake.

Again tomorrow I will trek up to the lakes region for my work. I will only be there a few hours at best but will make a side trip to at least Gilford.

I did not want to post my photos until I saw that you had posted yours for the day. I also did not want to post anything that would be a duplicate of what you have been providing all of us here.

Keep up your great work which I have been patiently waiting for every day.

[upthesaukee]

Just Sold -- only kidding...didn't know your work status or retirement status. And by all means, feel free to post whenever you have the opportunity. Our goal is keep those not in the area informed, and your pictures certainly did that. Look forward to seeing you in the future, like at Forum Fest II or sooner.


Thanks again for your pics.

[upthesaukee]

Here's the April 9th photo... water is past the bandstand...boats moving around the bandstand...a few fingers of water extend out to the left of this picture 50-75 yards. Still think Sandy Point is out of the question by the end of the weekend.



And a second view down towards the bridge. must have been 5 or 6 boats out there this afternoon.

[trfour]

Thanks Dave.

Ice out is a ritual here and your pictures have made it much more enjoyable!

[lucky49m]

Thanks again Dave, I'm sure a lot of people count on Guy's like you. Once again great job.
Lucky49m

[upthesaukee]

Sunday - April 10th. First day of golf...Pheasant Ridge in Gilford has 9 holes opened. New vantage point for the photo is the bridge into Alton's back bay, which is about half way out to Sandy Point. where the "Radar Run" was held is almost all open water, which will probably help the rest of the bay break up. The thread of blue water running from right to left in the center of the picture ends at about where the picture was taken. The radar run open water starts closer to this vantage point and runs almost the full quarter mile. can't see it in this picture, tho.

[phoenix]

ice out should be about a week away

[KTO]

That's good to hear, because my ice out guess is a week away! (6 days from today to be exact--next Saturday!)

Not only that, but I'm so glad to see the ice go. What a long winter it seems like it has been!