Little Known Things - Idaho
I thought a unique way to turn this blog around just a tad is to mention one or more bad things about Florida and Idaho that people who don't live there probably wouldn't know about, and I thought a good way to start is by mentioning something that just lifted yesterday in the Gem State: an inversion.
People tend to look at Idaho as a place that has no real winter weather to speak of aside from the cold. No snow and nothing to get upset about. Now, we don't get feet and feet of snow like some areas, but we definitely get enough to qualify for winter, and if you still believe the naysayers, just try going through one of the inversions.
An inversion occurs when a high pressure system settles over the valley and allows nothing to escape, and in the winter, that includes the cold. The valley becomes 10-15 degrees colder than the mountains surrounding it, and it is engulfed in fog which gets worse and worse as the pollution level increases. The air becomes stagnant and many people with sinus issues definitely feel it.
When it first starts, an inversion is pretty. It causes an "ice fog" that forms on the trees and everything else. It looks just like the flocking some people buy or spray on their Christmas trees, except it is 100% real. The problem is the "Winter Wonderland" stuff gets old after a short while. The snow won't melt, the roads are treacherous and everything is all white....for days.
So the next time someone says that Idaho's don't have a "real winter", just show them the above picture; it was taken just a few days ago in the Treasure Valley.
