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Originally Posted by Crowbob
Absolutley necessary 2 weeks per year. Desirable for about a month per year.
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We were like that here in Los Alamos (7200', alpine, zone 6). Canyons and mesas ringed by forests of big ponderosa pines.
20 years ago we had a little forest fire (Cerro Grande, thanks USFS!) and it completely changed our microclimate. There's no more cool moist air coming down off of the mountain every day because there are no more trees on the mountain.
Our lows are probably 5F over what they were before the fire.