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Current weather radar: https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KBOX_loop.gif
Current weather conditions: https://www.wunderground.com/weather/KHYA
... and from that link you can click on "hourly" to see what the next few hours will bring.
where are you staying? one for sale in Harwich $30
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lots of play pens too some are cribs
opensignal.com will show you coverage maps for each carrier
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I used it years ago when comparing them. It used to just run off website browser but apparently its just an app now that you have to download. Havent used the app, but Im assuming it still works good.
A tourniquet is for if you can't control the bleeding with pressure/bandages/clothes. I carry a small first aid kit and large bandage like this in the outside pouch of my day pack for this kind of situation.
My Partner is from East Sandwich and we spent most of this year there— I love it there! Like u/iguanodonsrule mentions— check out Scorton’s Creek to get started: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/massachusetts/scorton-creek-and-hoxie-pond-loop
There are a ton of trails in the area. Also one of the underrated places to get some exercise outdoors is the high school track. 👍🏻
Dona Brown, in "Inventing New England," argues that the personal automobile was integral to the development of Cape Cod. Per the book, in the nineteenth century it was actually easier in a way to get to Falmouth and Provincetown, thanks to scheduled trains and ferries that would bring travelers from regional cities.
Mid-Cape at that point was considered not worth visiting except on the way to somewhere else. In the early 20th-century Massachusetts embarked on an ambitious road-paving program throughout the state, including on the Cape, there following a circuitous route previously mainly used by stagecoaches.
Tea rooms and roadside attractions sprang up to accommodate new "motor camps," later motor lodges and motels, that fit better with the new car-oriented tourism than the old-style big hotels. And we've been sitting in traffic ever since.
There are benches around that pond trail. There are several approaches and you shouldn't have too much trouble finding places to park before hiking in there.
Web page about this locale: http://www.hsoy.org/nature-trails
join nextdoor.com many name on there
Scott Mahieu Landscaping 508-246-9577 local, reliable and reasonable
Alexande Gomes My name is Alex. I have a small landscaping business that covers from Barnstable to Chatham. I’m looking to expand my customer base. If you're interested in getting a quote for weekly or biweekly mows( not taking on once a month or one time only) please feel free to text or call. Have a good day. ACG Landscaping Alexande 508.685.9115
Libby Maintenance 508-215-6861
Sebastian Wyatt. 508 367 0129. Always shows up and does a great job.
Joe’s landscaping 508 776 5177
Dependable Landscaping in Dennis. Greg Jussel owns the Company. He’s great and extremely helpful.
Evan Jordan. Very personable, attention to detail, horticulturist, mulching, trimming, irrigation and looking for new accounts. 1 (774) 238-0521. 15 years experience
Hohmann Landscape is great and very reasonable
Landscaping. This is a recommendtion for Apex Landscaping (owner Alex Booth) -508-367-7616. Alex just did an amazing job tidying, trimming and mulching our place at Kingsway. His prices are fair and his work is meticulous. Highly recommended.
The Cape, especially Bourne isn't good for young people. There's not many professional jobs, there's not many affordable places to rent, not much to do recreationally. Of course if your family owns a boat you can go fishing. But walking the beaches and woodsy areas does get old.
The Summers have nice weather but are busy. The rules I followed growing up on Cape were don't go over the bridges on the weekends. If you must- go over them extra early or extra late.. Barring that expect your trip to take 30 to 40 minutes longer. If you're towards the outer cape plan for the traffic. Again on the weekends plus Fridays and Mondays it can be bad. Once you're over the bridges traffic isn't too bad, except near mid-cape between Hyannis and Chatham, as well as near rotaries.
The winters are usually cold and very grey think Seattle but with less rain. If you have problems S.A.D, they'll be worsened here. Avg. Weather Portland OR. vs. Barnstable MA.
Housing is also ludicrously expensive due to the demand created by Some(er) people buy houses. So building rather than renting at an overpriced rate will be costly. Average cost of property in Falmouth.
Overall if you like the weather and culture of Oregon and can afford to stay, I'd encourage you to stay there. The quality of life is likely better and it would likely be better to raise kids there than on Cape.
I really think that apps like this are going to be vital to our dealing with pandemic like this.
Here's another tracker from University of California at San Francisco with support from the NIH and contributing to research at UCSF, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins.
UCSF Eureka Research https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.ucsf.eureka
Honestly it takes more time to patch a tube than it does to install a new one, it's the same amount of work. I'd highly caution you that you should learn some basic bicycle maintenance before taking off on a weekend trip because that list isn't overkill...it's bare minimum. It takes one time being stranded to really wish you had learned to replace the simple little things like a spoke or chain link on your bike.
Everything I mentioned can be fixed with a simple pocket tool like THIS
It's not the distance - you're right, 100 miles isn't much in a weekend. It's just generally making the decision to put yourself at risk for being stranded. Loaded touring will put stress and weight on bike parts that normal city riding won't.
But again, if you think it's overkill just go do whatever. Eventually on a trip you'll break something and be far enough out that you'll learn to fix your bike when you get back. I'm trying to help you safely enjoy this trip, if you want to go about it your way go for it....there's just no reason to take the risks you're about to take.