Minus what???

I am bilingual. No, no, I don't speak Spanish or even more then minimal French, but I am bilingual when it comes to kilometers per hour vs. miles per hour and Fahrenheit vs. Celsius.
It comes from living in Canada but training and racing a lot in the US.
I tend to speak in kilometers and Celsius when at home and miles and degrees Fahrenheit when in Alaska. I don't need to convert 80 kph to 50 mph, I just know.

Apparently though, that isn't the case for all of you. It's been suggested to me that I need to do temperature conversions for you all in my blog. I will strive to do that from now on, but that doesn't mean I will succeed, so for the times I don't I offer the following guide -

100F = 38C  This is ridiculously hot and activities should be limited to sitting around with a cold drink in your hand.

75F = 24C  A lovely summer day at NorthWapiti. Warm, pleasant .... perfect for a trip down to the river.

50F = 10C  Still a touch too warm to run sled dogs, but nice for taking puppies for a walk in the woods!!!!

32F = 0C  This is more like it for the crew at NorthWapiti!!! Good stuff in the fall, although not great in the dead of winter!!

0F = -18C Pleasantly cold according to sled dogs and mushers!!!!

-20F = -29C  Okay, now things are getting very cold!!! Bundling up is mandatory now!!!

-40F = -40C  This is SERIOUS cold. Mechanical stuff must be coaxed into working, many things just plain break....but a well cared for dog team will keep running!!!



Photo by Donna Quante


-50F = -47C  According to many, there is only one thing to do at this temperature....NAP in a warm house!!

And there you go - the temperatures according to NorthWapiti!!!

Or, if you would rather, use Bet's method to convert - take the Fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 and divide by 2.

So -35F would be -35 - 32 = -67 / 2 = -33.5 C

Not exact, but close enough for a Border Collie to decided whether or not she wants to go outside!!!

Karen