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Sunshine

I can never seem to find this link when I'm looking for it, so I'm putting it on my blog.

Sunshine, by city, per day.

San Jose has 160 Sunny Days per year, give or take. That's more than San Diego. Summers peak out at about 84 on average - but still have cool 60 degree nights - and winters generally have high temps of high 50's or low 60's.

City Sunny Days per Year
YUMA,AZ 242
PHOENIX,AZ 211
LAS VEGAS,NV 210
BISHOP,CA 201 (EDIT: This is where I climb mountains in California)
FRESNO,CA 194
EL PASO,TX 193
TUCSON,AZ 193
BAKERSFIELD,CA 191
SACRAMENTO,CA 188
LOS ANGELES,CA 186
STOCKTON,CA 184
WINSLOW,AZ 177
SANTA MARIA,CA 176
BLUE CANYON,CA 174
REDDING,CA 172
ROSWELL,NM 168
ALBUQUERQUE,NM 167
CLAYTON,NM 162
FLAGSTAFF,AZ 162
LUBBOCK,TX 160
SAN FRAN,CA 160
LONG BEACH,CA 159
RENO,NV 158
AMARILLO,TX 157
SAN ANGELO,TX 154
MILFORD,UT 151
WICHITA,TX 151
ABILENE,TX 149
ALAMOSA,CO 148
SAN DIEGO,CA 146
GOODLAND,KS 143
OK CITY,OK 139
PUEBLO,CO 139
WINNEMUCCA,NV 138
DODGE CITY,KS 137
GRAND JUNCT,CO 136
DALLAS,TX 135
CONCORDIA,KS 131
ELY,NV 131
KAHULUI,HI 131
ELKO,NV 130
WACO,TX 130
WICHITA,KS 128
CO SPRINGS,CO 127
TULSA,OK 127
SEXTON,OR 126
SLC,UT 125
FORT SMITH,AR 123
VALENTINE,NE 123
DEL RIO,TX 121
GREENVILLE,SC 121
WAKE ISLAND,PC 121
BOISE,ID 120
BURNS,OR 120
KANSAS CITY,MO 120
LITTLE ROCK,AR 119
TUPELO,MS 119
MEMPHIS,TN 118
LINCOLN,NE 117
MEDFORD,OR 117
NORFOLK,NE 117
AUSTIN,TX 115
COLUMBIA,SC 115
DENVER,CO 115
SCOTTSBLUFF,NE 115
SPRINGFIELD,MO 115
LANDER,WY 114
SHREVEPORT,LA 114
TOPEKA,KS 114
ATHENS,GA 113
CAIRO,IL 113
AUGUSTA,GA 112
LYNCHBURG,VA 112
MACON,GA 112
JACKSON,MS 111
OMAHA,NE 111
RALEIGH,NC 111
RAPID CITY,SD 111
WILMINGTON,NC 111
ATLANTA,GA 110
COLUMBUS,GA 110
HATTERAS,NC 109
CHARLOTTE,NC 109
GREENSBORO,NC 109
OAK RIDGE,TN 109
YAKIMA,WA 109
MERIDIAN,MS 108
CASPER,WY 107
MONTGOMERY,AL 107
CHEYENNE,WY 106
NORFOLK,VA 106
POCATELLO,ID 106
BALTIMORE,MD 105
DES MOINES,IA 105
PENSACOLA,FL 105
SAN ANTONIO,TX 105
SIOUX FALLS,SD 105
CHATTANOOGA,TN 104
COLUMBIA,MO 104
HURON,SD 104
KEY WEST,FL 104
SAVANNAH,GA 104
SIOUX CITY,IA 104
SPRINGFIELD,IL 104
CHARLESTON,SC 102
CORPUS CHRISTI 102
EVANSVILLE,IN 102
MOBILE,AL 102
NASHVILLE,TN 102
ROANOKE,VA 102
TALLAHASSEE,FL 102
ABERDEEN,SD 101
MOLINE,IL 101
NEW ORLEANS,LA 101
PADUCAH,KY 101
PENDLETON,OR 101
PORTLAND,ME 101
ST.LOUIS,MO 101
TAMPA,FL 101
HUNTSVILLE,AL 100
KOTZEBUE,AK 100
RICHMOND,VA 100
ASHEVILLE,NC 99
BATON ROUGE,LA 99
BIRMINGHAM,AL 99
BRIDGEPORT,CT 99
BLOCK IS.,RI 98
BOSTON,MA 98
FORT MYERS,FL 98
PROVIDENCE,RI 98
DAYTONA,FL 97
KNOXVILLE,TN 97
SAINT CLOUD,MN 97
WILMINGTON,DE 97
BROWNSVILLE,TX 96
NYC (LGA),NY 96
WASHINGTON 96
LA CROSSE,WI 95
MINNEAPOLIS,MN 95
PEORIA,IL 95
PORT ARTHUR,TX 95
SHERIDAN,WY 95
ALLENTOWN,PA 94
ATLANTIC CITY 94
JACKSONVILLE 94
BISMARCK,ND 93
LOUISVILLE,KY 93
NEWARK,NJ 93
PHILADELPHIA 93
ROCKFORD,IL 93
WILLISTON,ND 93
DUBUQUE,IA 92
Dulles,D.C. 92
LEWISTON,ID 91
NOME,AK 91
WATERLOO,IA 91
CONCORD,NH 90
HONOLULU,HI 90
HOUSTON,TX 90
MILWAUKEE,WI 90
WORCESTER,MA 90
BILLINGS,MT 89
LEXINGTON,KY 89
MADISON,WI 89
ORLANDO,FL 89
FARGO,ND 88
INDIANAPOLIS 88
HARRISBURG,PA 87
BETTLES,AK 86
GLASGOW,MT 86
ROCHESTER,MN 86
SPOKANE,WA 86
VICTORIA,TX 86
GREEN BAY,WI 85
HARRISBURG 85
CHICAGO,IL 84
UNALAKLEET,AK 83
HARTFORD,CT 82
HELENA,MT 82
CINCINNATI 81
GREAT FALLS,MT 79
FORT WAYNE,IN 78
DAYTON,OH 77
DULUTH,MN 77
EUREKA,CA. 77
SALEM,OR 77
DETROIT,MI 75EUGENE,OR 75
MISSOULA,MT 75
MUSKEGON,MI 75
PALM BEACH,FL 75
MIAMI,FL 74
JACKSON,KY 73
MANSFIELD,OH 73
SAN JUAN,PR 73
SOUTH BEND,IN 73
TOLEDO,OH 73
COLUMBUS,OH 72
LANSING,MI 71
SEATTLE,WA 71
AVOCA,PA 70
FAIRBANKS,AK 70
KALISPELL,MT 70
ALBANY,NY 69
AKRON,OH 68
PORTLAND,OR 68
ALPENA,MI 67
GULKANA,AK 67
MCGRATH,AK 67
TALKEETNA,AK 67
WILLIAMSPORT,PA 67
BARROW,AK 66
CLEVELAND,OH 66
FLINT,MI 66
CHARLESTON,WV 65
HOMER,AK 65
HOUGHTON,MI 65
GRAND RAPIDS 64
ERIE,PA 63
HUNTINGTON,WV 63
SYRACUSE,NY 63
YOUNGSTOWN,OH 63
BETHEL,AK 62
ANCHORAGE,AK 61
ROCHESTER,NY 61
BECKLEY,WV 60
BIG DELTA,AK 60
CARIBOU,ME 59
KODIAK,AK 59
PITTSBURGH,PA 59
BURLINGTON,VT 58
SEATTLE,WA 58
VALDEZ,AK 58
LIHUE,HI 56
BUFFALO,NY 54
BARTERIS.,AK 53
BINGHAMTON,NY 52
OLYMPIA,WA 52
KING SALMON,AK 51
QUILLAYUTE,WA 51
ASTORIA,OR 50
ELKINS,WV 48
MT.WASHINGTON 45
JUNEAU,AK 44
YAKUTAT,AK 41
ANNETTE,AK 40
HILO,HI 36

Another Status.

USA Cycling has updated the ultra-sub-peon amateur-level rankings for time trials. My last result, 3rd at the Green Mountain Stage Race Prologue, pushed me up quite a bit. I was running around about 90th out of 1550 or so, now I'm at 14th.

Status

States I've done.

Light green: There is no road access to the top of the highest mountain. Although technically there's no road access to the top of Maryland's highest peak; I just went off-roading. I may have poor-decision-making-ability, but I'm not going to do that up Mt. McKinley.

So, in Virginia, I went until the road ended up Mt. Rogers. I may try again, going off-roading, if I go back. In California, I went to the top of the road up Mt. Whitney. In Vermont, I actually obeyed the sign saying no bicycles allowed (which I realize is shocking, but then again, there was an official-looking-person manning the toll-booth). I'll go back to Vermont one day after the toll-booth is closed.

Massachusetts

Kingsley Hill Road; the steepest half-mile of road in America.






I just like this picture. I don't know why.


I then went over to ride Mt. Greylock; only about ten miles away - it's the highest point in the state of Massachusetts.


I think we all see where this is heading.

Mt. Whiteface

The highest road in New York State. There's actually a mountain fifty miles from the nearest road that's like 23 feet higher or something like that.

You know what I have to say to that: let's bulldoze that higher mountain. If you can't meet the standard, lower it.




Anyway, on to the pictures (which is why you read this blog, I know). I had just left Vermont, after racing, and then doing Mt. Mansfield. I decided to do Mt. Whiteface - only after 5:00 PM - because the guidebook says that bicycles are permitted after that time.

They even have a picture of the sign - saying no bicycles are permitted during operating hours.


They changed the sign.

But, without anyone to stop me...






The mountain itself goes from somewhere around 800 feet at the very bottom, where I started, to 4600 feet at the top. So although it doesn't have a huge elevation, the elevation change is still pretty good.

Vermont

Non-race Pictures of Vermont. I thought I took more; I guess I lied to myself.

Driving there.

My drive to Vermont; I took the scenic route through the Adirondacks.

These pictures are actually of the St. Lawrence and the 1000 Islands.