tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post6087331510992891875..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Day 24: Colorado Trail Highs and LowsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-80664901474006072962017-12-10T14:33:45.565-08:002017-12-10T14:33:45.565-08:00I learned a new word!!!! Thanks, Ryan! This day&...I learned a new word!!!! Thanks, Ryan! This day's entry really makes me REALLY want to avoid camping at all costs. I already felt this way due to a weekend backpacking trip in 1976 but four freezing storms in one night really cements my love of high-end hotels.<br /><br />Graupel - Drizzle (Freezing drizzle) <br /><br />Graupel (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaʊpəl]; English: /ˈɡraʊpəl/), also called soft hail or snow pellets,[1] is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2–5 mm (0.08–0.20 in) balls of rime. Crystals that exhibit frozen droplets on their surfaces are often referred to as rimed. When this process continues so that the shape of the original snow crystal is no longer identifiable, the resulting crystal is referred to as graupel.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331569178647292884noreply@blogger.com