| Re: Kalispell
You're partially right about the trees. The West side is very dry and devoid of lots of vegetation except the northern 30 miles. The east side, however, get s lots of precipitation since the prevailing storm pattern, moving west to east, picks up moisture and deposits it there when it reaches the enormous mountain range which abuts. It is heavily forested the entire length. The east also has a very muich milder climate since the lake acts as a giant heat-sink. They grow some of the country's best sweet cherries there as a result. All in all there is no other place as beautiful in the lower 48.
Surprisingly, the temps are getting hotter as a result, I surmise, of global warming. It is very unusual for the temps to hit 100 degrees. 10 to 20 days above 90 is normal. Used to get 30-60 days subzero but now rarely. Going to be growing banans soon.
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